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<blockquote data-quote="Dangerspouse" data-source="post: 703616" data-attributes="member: 46690">An elderly couple goes to the doctor, both complaining of memory loss. The doctor checks them out and tells them, &quot;Well physically, you're fine. But at your age a certain amount of cognitive decline can be expected. Unfortunately there's nothing we can do about it. What I suggest you do is just carry around a pen and a pad of paper, and if there's something you need to remember just jot it down.&quot; So they do, and it works well. A couple of weeks later they're sitting around watching TV, and during a commercial the husband gets up and walks towards the kitchen.&quot;Where are you going?&quot; asks the wife.&quot;I'm just getting a glass of water&quot; he says.&quot;Would you make me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich while you're there?&quot; she says.&quot;Sure&quot; he answers, and continues walking.&quot;Aren't you gonna write it down?&quot;&quot;Nah&quot; he says. &quot;I can remember peanut butter and jelly from here to the kitchen.&quot;Two minutes later he comes back and hands his wife a tuna fish sandwich. She looks at it in disbelief. &quot;You idiot&quot; she says. &quot;I knew you should have written it down. I said no mayo!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dangerspouse, post: 703616, member: 46690"] An elderly couple goes to the doctor, both complaining of memory loss. The doctor checks them out and tells them, "Well physically, you're fine. But at your age a certain amount of cognitive decline can be expected. Unfortunately there's nothing we can do about it. What I suggest you do is just carry around a pen and a pad of paper, and if there's something you need to remember just jot it down." So they do, and it works well. A couple of weeks later they're sitting around watching TV, and during a commercial the husband gets up and walks towards the kitchen. "[I]Where are you going?[/I]" asks the wife. "I'm just getting a glass of water" he says. "[I]Would you make me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich while you're there?[/I]" she says. "Sure" he answers, and continues walking. "[I]Aren't you gonna write it down?[/I]" "Nah" he says. "I can remember peanut butter and jelly from here to the kitchen." Two minutes later he comes back and hands his wife a tuna fish sandwich. She looks at it in disbelief. "[I]You idiot[/I]" she says. "[I]I [U]knew[/U] you should have written it down. I said no mayo![/I]" [/QUOTE]

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