So Many Ways

There are so many ways for a human brain to go wrong. It's actually kind of remarkable that most of us are more or less fully functional.

My father has suffered a stroke which impairs his memory. Not sure if it's authentic anterograde amnesia, but something close. Also, he tends to lose track of where in his lifetime he is, constantly worrying about high school or graduate school issues, or about finishing his doctoral dissertation.

Constantly worrying -- he seems to have a positive need to worry about something.

One of my children is schizophrenic. He hears voices. He doesn't obey them, but some of the things he does to silence them get him into trouble.

I'm suffering from symptoms of stress, myself. So is my wife. Funniest thing. But I am trying to assess it as just one more psychological issue to address, rather than wallow in it.

Just got to hang in there, keep on trucking, never give up.

I don't see any other option available, anyway.

//The Magic Eight-Ball says, "Life Goes On."\\