Preggo-brain without the excuse of being pregnant

A few days ago I got out of the shower, dried and dressed myself and started to brush my rapidly-thinning hair, only to find that my hair was full of conditioner. My heart sank....I'd forgotten to wash it out in the shower. The only other time I'd ever done that was when I was pregnant and suffering from preggo-brain. At times during pregnancy I was so brain-addled that I couldn't even remember my own phone number. No such excuse this time - can only blame it on the chemo. As I was back in the shower, washing out the conditioner, I realised there were other things that had passed me by. The day before was 1st of July and it wasn't until late in the evening that my youngest came running in to "pinch-and-a-punch-for-the-first-of-the-month" me.  Oh No!!!!! Not once in their whole lives had I ever forgotten to "pinch and punch" them on the first of the month. I even KNEW that it was the 1st of July, as I'd texted a relative with a birthday message, and yet even then I hadn't twigged that it was the FIRST of July. I know this seems like a ridiculously minor thing in the great scheme of everything else going on at the moment, but this and the conditioner were a sign that chemo-fog is trying to get me. This has been quite an upsetting realisation.........post continued on my WordPress blog

 

Would love to hear from others and how you have been affected by chemo brain, and any tips you might have on managing this. Thanks!