As old age creeps on us, we find that everything, even our day to day routine, becomes a chore, a tedious task. We do not want to or are unable to do things which previously was a piece of cake for us. The brain is ticking but the hand is unable to turn that screwdriver. In some cases, it is the general weakness and in some it is the wastage of muscles. We then look to our children for assistance. Even though the driving license is intact, we do not want to drive the car and prefer to travel by bus or a cab. Then the scourge of dementia sets in and everything is downhill from then on. We gradually tend to forget things.
One may get away with ones physical problems by modern methods but the deterioration of the grey cells in the brain cannot be halted. Nothing can be done to reverse the process as the damaged cells cannot be replaced. Imagine your plight when you go out of the house and forget where to return to your home? Or keep forgetting where you have placed your keys or wallet or do not remember whether you have turned the television off before retiring to bed at night. When dementia and Alzhaimer diseases get a grip on us and even though our limbs are in working order, our brains are unable to keep pace with today’s fast moving life and modern technology.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
