Monday, July 13, 2009

Re: [epilepsy] re: Memory Questions



I happen to use a computer a lot and find it is better and cheaper to keep them in a directory.  If you do this, I recommend getting an external hard drive.   I back up all these photos every month and keep the hard drive in a fire proof box in the basement.    At the end of each year I delete all the backups except the last one.  This allows me to use the hard drive longer and most of it is a duplication.  Should I loose the computer at any time, I will have it.  I also do this with other laptops family members have to make sure their photos or other work is saved separately.

   Investing is a good photo album program to view the photos also helps.  I use Flip Album.  

   Best of luck.   It is great to have triggers that help remember things.

  CBI

  P.S.  yes a DVD back up will also work well.  I did that before I purchased the external hard drive.

--- On Sun, 7/12/09, mylmy@bnin.net <mylmy@bnin.net> wrote:

From: mylmy@bnin.net <mylmy@bnin.net>
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] re: Memory Questions
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 12:29 AM

CBI,

That sounds like a good idea. Do you put them on DVD or

paper?

Millie

> Pictures, take a lot of pictures and keep them in a format that they are

> easily found and in an order.

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>   As a result of my memory problems, I make sure I have a camera to

> capture everything I enjoy and also need for a reference.  I can't take

> too many.  The naming of each is broken into the following, year, month

> and a two alpha character,  2009 07 aa, 2009 07 ab. I can take over 676

> photos each month with this configuration and the breakdown by month works

> well for me.  I can't tell you  how many times I use them to refer or help

> remember things.  I still  miss some things but I am reminded of many

> others that helps my memory come back with details. 

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>      CBI

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> --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Julie Hope <epilepsyhealth@ sasktel.net> wrote:

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> From: Julie Hope <epilepsyhealth@ sasktel.net>

> Subject: [epilepsy] re: Memory Questions

> To: epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com

> Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 1:42 AM

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> A good question yet one we all have to deal with and some days hate.

> I have had epilepsy (GM) every since

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> teen and now a g'grandma. During my worst years of it I had my 5 little

> children...no problems at all and

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> wouldn't even think I had epilepsy during pregnancy, BUT now do you think

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> them. The last one (28yr now) only think I can remember about Vance is he

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> I can not remember very little of my childhood days, and end up telling

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> that way, or was it some dream I had'. Eg. I love horses..have this vision

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> me one for my birthday as we lived on ranch. Did he or didn't he or was it

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> about it maybe or not I will never know. Bits and pieces like that are

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> memory, but my short has come back.

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> It depends on where the epilepsy stems from also. Should the

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> and memory be affected in any way it will definitely be. Just thankful my

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> are days when do have to stop and think for min. to recall a simple word.

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> Just my 2 cents worth here - my neuro told me once that with every seizure

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