News

[poliphilo]

Jo arrives to get my mother washed and dressed and- as always- finds her going through the morning paper. "Is there anything interesting in the news?" she asks- as always- and my mother- as always- having no memory of what she's been reading- says, "Nothing in particular..."

Comments

[irenegro.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of my grandfather (he is 90) who reads newspapers and books. Everyday I encourage him to tell me what's the news and usually he says: "nothing in particular". But sometimes he tells me really interesting stories :) I like it so much, because still he has interest in life and is able to recall something.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's good.

My mother seems to retain nothing from her reading. It's just a way for her to pass the time.

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

It's great that she can still see well enough to read, though.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, though her sight is very bad. She's got an appointment at the eye hospital for tomorrow.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Heh. I don't actually have any dementia or particular memory problems or anything ... but I still kind of do that when reading the newspaper or listening to the radio news. Nothing actually goes into my head; I'm just going through the motions because they're comfortable.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I can see that.

I expect some of it registers at a subconscious level.