Painful Forgetfulness!
I forget things all the time!
I forget meetings and appointments.
I forget to call and to write.
I forget to check my messages and my agenda.
I forget why I go downstairs to the basement, and I forget what I am looking for on the web.
I forget my cup of coffee in the microwave and my spaghetti sauce on the stove top.
I forget my wet laundry in the washing machine, and I also forget to go pick up my son who’s waiting for me on the other side of town.
I even forget to feed the dog.
The other day, I forgot to put the car on park before getting out and it crashed into our house…
No wonder that I forget to bring my camera with me when I go out!!!
I will need a huge notebook to copy everything that I keep forgetting all the time. And I will also need a whole box of Tylenol to soothe the pain in my poor cramped hands.
Some say that it might just be perimenopause symptoms… maybe, but my grandma died of Alzheimer’s disease 12 years ago.
I can’t help but worry a bit about all this forgetfulness.
Focal length 30mm
ISO-100
Aperture f/4,8
Shutter 1/20 sec.
Shot of my own hands, done with a tripod in manual mode, using a remote shutter release.
Nikon D60
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR
Featured in the ImageWriting Group on December 21, 2008
Featured in the Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge group, on January 5, 2008
Finished in 7th position of Top 10 in the New Year’s Resolutions challenge of the Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge group
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TickerGirl
Ouch, Johanne… please see a doctor. The picture is interesting though ;)
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you for your concern and kind words Monika, I appreciate it.
Bradley Shawn ...
Wonderful Image and superb writing. I love it. Well done. I can feel the pain in the hands, and I can certainly empathise with all the forgetfulness. Well composed on every level.
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Shawn! I’m glad that you like it; I appreciate your support (and the fav too!) :-)
Vikram Franklin
Sympathise on the pain Johanne. Love the pic though – it’s got emotion in it.
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Vikram! Emotive old hands, that’s me allright! LOL!
Carole Brunet
Poor sis! Take two tylenol and go out to take some other good picture. You will forgert the pain…
LOL!
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Sister, and the suggestion is a good one, but I’m not going out in that cold today! Decorating the Christmas is a much more cozy project! LOL!
Cora Wandel
Johanne, you have me very concerned. Great writing and image of course, but the forgetfulness has me worried. It’s one of the effects I suffer from with Parkinson’s, but hopefully with you it is just that you have so much going on. Now as for car stories, I could write a book about mine. Take care of yourself Johanne. – Cora
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Cora for your comment, and for your concern. I am worried, and I will talk to my doctor about this next time I see him. It might be the medication I’m taking for Crohn’s disease combined with a lack of sleep (can’t sleep before one or two in the morning these days, and I still get up before seven).
Cora Wandel
Your Hosts,
Anne-Marie & Cora
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Cora! It’s always a great honour for me to get featured in ImageWriting . I am a French spoken person and I know that sometimes my writing may seem odd and awkward, but whenever I can get my message accross in an acceptable way and get featured for it, I find it really motivating and yes, very gratifying, of course! :-)
Anne-Marie Bok...
Johanne what a unique picture full with emotion and of course the writing adds a lot to the emotion too. Congrats on this so deserved feature. Anne-Marie
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you for your kind comment Anne-Marie, and for featuring my work in ImageWriting . I used to write a lot of poetry and poetic prose when I was younger, but only in French. Writing in English, and getting my work featured is a great source of encouragement.
Rosy Kueng
ON YOUR FEATURE!!! CAPTURE …TOUCHING CAPTURE…GREAT WRITING FULL OF EMOTIONS…WELL DESERVED :o))
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Rosy! :-)
Joanne Bradley
Very clever concept and execution on something that plagues all of us on getting older! Congrats on the ImageWriting feature!
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Joanne for your comment and for making me feel not so alone… ;-)
Ursula Rodgers
This is really wonderful Johanne, and I empathise with you. Take care of yourself now!
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Ursula, for comment and wishes, I appreciate it! :-)
Rosina Lamberti
great capture
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you kindly Rosina! :-)
Lisa Jones
Excellent work!
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Lisa! :-)
Taylor Sawyer
in Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge “New Years Resolutions”! It will be featured with the top ten and two honorable mentions!!
Please make sure you submit it to the group NOW so that it may be featured!!
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Taylor, it’s in the group now! :-)
Sally Omar
So sorry you are in pain…please get to a physician right away before something really
serious happens!!!! Excellent shot showing your pain!!!!!!!!!
Johanne Brunet replied
Thank you Sally! Actually the pain is not so bad these days, as I’ve put my jewellery making aside for a while (on sabbatical just now). It mostly when it’s cold, and the specialist says there’s not much I can do because it is associated to Crohn’s disease. Whenever the Crohn’s acts up, so does the arthritis. I must say the the memory and concentration problems are more troublesome right now… Thank you for your comment and concern! :-)
Cheryl DeLong
I have bouts of forgetfulness too especially when I am pulled in a million directions.
Johanne Brunet replied
Well that might be a large part of the problem now! Women have so many things to think about! :-)
en-joy 25 days ago
Touching writing and words! Hope you are fine!