Foggy brain

29 November 2007

One of the complications of lupus is that you become foggy-brained – your brain becomes this hazy network of memories and ideas.

Some lupus patients have it really bad. One said that while driving, she had to pull over to call her friend. She needed to ask her friend where she was supposed to go.

My brain is not that foggy yet, although I have to admit that I noticed that cobwebs might have started to build up. Most of the time, I have to stop and think really hard to remember what I was planning to do or day. That is why my mobile phone’s calendar function is fully maximized. So as not to forget, I have to key in all appointments and activities that I intend to do. My friends always tease me for this. Every time my phone’s alarm goes off, they say that it’s to remind me to breathe.

I hope my brain don’t get too foggy that I forget to key in reminders in my mobile phone.