The word of the day* for January 24, 2007 is “mnemonic” — adjective 1 : assisting or intended to assist memory; also : of or relating to mnemonics. 2 : of or relating to memory.
Went with my husband to his regular appointment with his primary care physician. What ever happened to “family doctor”? Now we have paramedics and physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners. And the insurance company still wants to tell us whether we can have the medication or the procedure offered by the doctor.
After a mini-mental test, the doctor sent Lloyd for a CT scan to check for possible mini-strokes and/or hard evidence of Alzheimer’s disease. He also prescribed Aricept to help delay the course of Alzheimer’s. I have to go in to see my PC physician tomorrow. I may ask them to do a mini-mental test for me—see if I can claim a real reason for senior moments.
The quote† for today is from Rita Mae Brown:
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
;^) Jan
* The definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
† The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
P.S.: Comments and word requests are welcome.
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