Memory

What I have learned regarding my memory, is to do my best and work on it as much as I can. Both my long and short term memory are impaired, however, I do try to work on them both. 

My speech therapist uses two different exercises with me to work on my memory. In the first one, he will read a short passage and then have me try to recall the details. I think I am getting better, but I am in no way completely healed. In the second one, I look at two pictures and I have to remember the first one in order to remember the differences of the second one. 

In my music sessions, we work on memorizing music. I see the lyrics first and sing along with her,and then try to remember them when I sing them the second time. The second time we run through the song, we take away the lyrics and see how much I remember. She will help me with the lyrics if I forget them and then we will repeat that phrase. When I sing the song without the lyrics it feels natural and goes with the flow. 

My biggest goal for my memory is to remember the day before. It’s really hard and most of the time I am unable to do so. I write things down in the notes section of my phone so I can go back to it the next day. Another challenging thing is remembering to remember. There are sections in my phone that I write things down, but I need to remember to look at them daily. With hard work, this can be achieved.

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