A lot has changed in my life, not least of which was my father passing away on April 14th. In a sense, I began to mourn for him in 2014, when he almost burned down his house, cooking a ton of bacon for his grandchildren, who were visiting. Except they weren't. That was when we could no longer deny his dementia. We wouldn't think in those terms, because Lewy Body Dementia, and related syndromes like Alzheimer's, are terminal. No hope.
After that, he was never really there again.
If you want to prevent later dementia, sleep. If there was one thing about my Dad, it's that he deprived himself of sleep. And latest research suggests sleep deprivation is linked to dementia later in life. Here's a Ted Talk by Jeff Illiff that explains how and why.
Since his death, I've had so much additional time. My family has pretty much left me alone. I use the time to write, read and take few home courses, in Spanish and Python. But most importantly, I can finally finish stories and get my writing career going.
I hope it's going before Trump destroys the economy. Yes, I think he'll destroy the economy. His immigration policy will hurt the White working class, though it does hurt the immigrants more.
I did get a tablet computer for my trip to San Francisco. I didn't want to lug around a laptop. I thought I was going to give it spot use after the trip. Actually, it's completely redone my life. I have learning apps. I have an app called ColorNote that allows me to list every task I need to do, and switch its position without any trouble.
Still, I need to get more time committed to writing. It's strange that when I finally measure the day and see what I can fit into its hours, how time is always the shortage. I discover this in different ways all the time.
I think I'm going to lie down for a while and see if I could restore some of my energy.
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