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My Aging Brain: People Weigh In Transcript

 

Woman, blue hat: My brain is really good, thank you for asking.

Man, green jacket: Good, great, it’s getting better. I think.

Woman, white coat/hat:
What brain cells I have left I’m holding on to them dearly.

Woman, white jacket/brown hat: I was never good with names.

Woman, black jacket/purple hood: I do call the dog by the wrong name; I get the dog and cat mixed up.

Woman, brown jacket/hat: There are certain things I forget, like I say “what did I come in the room for?”

Woman, white jacket/brown hat: Last night I couldn’t find my keys and I said “Now I know I didn’t leave them in the mailbox.”

Man, yellow jacket/white hat: There are times that I might forget something and I ask myself “are you getting old?”

Man, brown leather jacket/brown scarf: My brain is working 75% and the other 25 is retired.

Woman, black coat/red scarf:
When you are retired sometimes you have difficulty remembering what day it is.

Man, brown leather jacket/blue headband: It’s a use or lose it sort of thing.

Man, black jacket/black hat:
The key is reading that’s the key.

Man, red jacket/blue hat: You have to socialize that keeps us going.

Woman, brown leather jacket/red hat:
I do the crossword puzzles everyday and we have now… my husband and I do them together for the last five years. He needs it more than I do, but I… [laughter]

Man, black jacket/black hat:
You can’t let your mind stand still – your mind will go dull.

Man with Woman, black jacket/black hat:
You have to stay active, because if you don’t stay active…

Woman, black jacket/red scarf: you’re lost…

Man: you’re lost.