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angg66
Member
8 years ago

Forgetting things

Hi all,
I am very upset today. I forgot to register my family to go to my husband's work Christmas family day. We look forward to this day every year especially the kids. But I forgot to RSVP. I used to be very diligent. I never forgot anything but since diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer my brain doesn't function the way it used to. Not only has this cancer taken my health it is also taking away my mind!
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  • Zoffiel's avatar
    Zoffiel
    Member
    8 years ago
    Yep. Forget the things you need to remember and remember the things you'd rather forget. Hang in there, you are doing the best you can. Marg xx
  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
    Member
    8 years ago
    I can understand how upsetting it is to feel you are not in control. But you have had a great deal on your mind, and dropping the ball once may not mean you are losing your faculties! I would hope your husband's work firm would understand a late RSVP in the circumstances. Cancer can certainly dominate your thinking and that's perfectly understandable. Forgetting to do something may also be a subtle hint that coping with a significant health issue is serious work, if everyone is counting on you to do everything you have done in the past, a little reset may be worth thinking about. Don't be hard on yourself, you are coping with quite enough. Best wishes.