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oldsoldierfadingfast

(364 posts)

3. I was going to be ...

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 12:02 AM

May 1

flippant and ask if they could do research on those of us who do not have Alzheimer's; but, do have Some-heimer's -- where we know well the word we want to use; but, our brain can't find the right synapse to get it to our tongue. Or, when we mispronounce a word we said perfectly just a few minutes before.
However, this is a too important subject about which one should be flippant -- so I won't ask.