Brain Fog and Pain

Part I: Some things are just inexplicable. I ordered two magnetic cards for the washing machine in the laundry room of my building. The envelope arrived and there was nothing in there but the letter saying “here are the cards you ordered”. No cards. Annoying, right? So I write them back and they said they’d send the cards as soon as they could. They apologized, and I got another envelope today with the cards this time.

This evening, I just found two magnetic cards on my desk. Two more. In addition to the two that came to replace those that “hadn’t been sent”. (So I, what, opened the envelope, took out the cards, then searched through the envelop for cards that I’d already removed?) Wtf? But, like, wtf about my own brain being all wiggly-wacky. I have no memory of seeing those cards.

Part II: There’s a Gordon Lightfoot song with a line, “Sometimes I think it’s a shame, When I get feelin’ better when I’m feelin’ no pain”. I’ve been dealing with pain recently (feet mostly) but modern medicine has helped. Now that some of it has gone away, my whole life outlook has improved. That’s something to remember, and to admire in those who deal with chronic pain that doesn’t go away.

It’s always a thing, getting older, and wondering what sauce you’re going to wind up being cooked in at the end. Will it be cancer? Dementia? Or just an army of little nagging things like I’ve had recently that just get into your head and mess with your perspective? Or will I just be one of those folks that walks out the door and forgets to put on pants or squeezes moisturizer on my toothbrush or puts sunscreen instead of mayo on my sandwich? After the thing with the cards, anything is possible, but not in a fun way.

At the moment, I’m not feeling any pain. It’s wonderful. The world is beautiful (lovely fall colors), there is love in the air, and Foro is there to be hugged. And I now have, like, thirty free loads of laundry. My cup of laundry detergent runneth over. (And no, I’m not going to say anything to the company. That might be bad karma but those cards are a cash cow for that company, with no offense meant for Foro).