8/26/24 A Cheerleader Refusing to do Flips

I am a cheerleader who refuses to do flips on the field. Later, a man kidnaps me. At dusk, I escape and run away really fast . (visceral feeling of running fast) Now it is night time. I sneak back into the man’s house. I go into the bathroom and lock the door. I sleep in the tub. His house is out in the country, so I could not run anywhere. I think He won’t suspect I am in his house.

Fragment: Aphasia

(Labor Day, 2024)

I am hanging out with some coworkers. Nick W. is listening to my diagnosis of “probable mild cognitive decline.” He is highly skeptical of that phrase. So I say, “Well, I have aphasia, trouble remembering words.”

Day notes:

I have been attending a 10-week Zoom meeting with Brain HQ. Their neurologists provide really helpful info, especially last Friday. It is recommended to work with BrainHQ at least three times a week.

Keeping oxygen flowing into the brain is important. Hillary just gave me a fancy treadmill that her sister had given to her. I’ll try to fast-walk three times a week, for thirty minutes. It will be needed in the winter.

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