Distraction and Dementia

One of the side effects of Alzheimer's is easy distractability. I waste so much of my day flitting from one thing to another without finishing what I start.

Google AI overview : "Distractedness, or difficulty focusing and maintaining attention, is a common symptom of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. As the disease progresses, individuals may struggle to concentrate on simple tasks and may be easily distracted by external stimuli. This can impact daily life activities, such as eating, dressing, and participating in conversations".

Example: This morning, I went to get my pills from the bathroom but noticed that the litter box needed cleaning, which I did but when I took it outside I thought, well, the mailman must have come by now so off I went to get the mail. But, of course, there was a bill to pay so I went in to my computer to pay the bill so forgetting my pills. Now, I'm at my computer and thing that I should check to see if anyone has read any of my posts but my login page has changed from English to something else, Spanish maybe?, so I can't get in. An hour later after looking at every post for solutions and chatting with WIX AI, who isn't the brightest, I finally figured it out by myself. In the meantime, my watch has been telling me it's time to brush my teeth. These watches are so great for reminding someone like me to do something except when we just don't listen because something else has caught our attention on the way....... meaning I haven't yet brushed my teeth or taken my pills but I hear hubby cutting the grass so I need to go weed eat.........

On a lighter note. Hubby got me a dried flower press for my birthday.