Remember

Remember

Adult nonfiction
Do you ever have what I call an oh, snap! moment? You leave a
store with a full cart of groceries and can't remember where you
parked your car. You can't remember why you went into a room. You'd
have totally blown off a zoom meeting if your phone hadn't pinged with
a with a reminder. You have the police breaking into your house
because you locked yourself out and your partner is out of town. You
misplaced your keys for the zillionth time.
How do you feel? Embarrassed? Stressed? Worried that you
might be losing your memory? If so, you'll really want to read Lisa
Gentova's Remember.
"When I explain to folks why they forget things like names,
where they parked their car, and whether they already took their
vitamin today, when I describe how memory is created and retrieved and
why we forget--not because of disease pathology but because of how we
have elolved--they audibly exhale..."
I did at least several times while reading the book. I think
you will too. Genova explains in a very user friendly language how
our amazing and quite fallible brains work. She details the processes
through which memories are made and retrieved, reminding us of
elements such as intentionality we often don't think about. She gives
solid advice on everyday challenges such as remembering the names of
people you meet at a party or work.
Gentova also looks at the big picture. How do you differentiate
between ordinary memory glitches and the onset of dementia? How do
you keep your memory functioning well as get older? (Sorry, this does
not involve wine and chocolate binges.)
Whether you're a college student wanting to retain more
information for an exam or a caregiver seeing red flags in a family
member's behavior, you'll find good advice in Remember.
On a purrrsonal note, finals week and the semester are over. I'm on
winter break. Having no exams, I worked all five days, the last few
of which were quite easy. Today we were mostly standing around and
talking--a nice reward for all the weeks of hard work. Manager
Michele and I made Santa gift packages for the classified employees.
They loved them. I got some presents myself. Today was ugly sweater
day. A bunch of us wore seasonal (but not ugly) sweaters. We did a
group picture. Anyway now I have a few weeks with no work and no
homework. Imagine that! (Jules)
A few weeks to spend with her favorite cat! YASSS!!! (Tobago)
A great shout out goes to the Wells work crew. We are family!
Tobago and Jules Hathaway



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