Friday, July 18, 2008

A Few Brain Cells Left.....

Image by Vierdrie
I had an opportunity to exercise my brain today, and I am glad to say that the grey matter came through for me. Briefly. 

I got a call from a person who volunteers for the same non profit that I do. He was late for an appointment, and in his hurry to close up the building, broke the key off in the lock. Could I come down and deal with the situation? He felt terrible but there was nothing else he could do.

I headed over to the building. 

Our non profit runs on a very low budget, so I was hesitant to call a locksmith. I grabbed a screwdriver and my cell phone. My friend Susan and I were successful in taking apart the lock, retrieving the broken key, and putting everything back together again. We high-fived each other and told each other how smart we were. 

Feeling extremely proud of myself, I headed back home and stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few groceries. 

"Hey, lady!" 

I turned around as I was strutting out of the store toward my car. A cashier was running after me clutching the groceries that I had paid for then forgotten at the checkout. 

Well, a fully functioning brain was nice while it lasted. 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you again for your comment! It is always interesting to learn about diseases that are not well known.

Julia Oleinik said...

You are welcome, Emily! I have added your very interesting blog, Patient 2.0, to my bloglist.

Anonymous said...

It's great to have that often forgotten feeling of a working brain. When we're brought to reality it's even better to have a good laugh about it!

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