Chemo-Brain
Blog 10
Hello everyone today I am going to inform you about a condition referred to as Chemo-Brain. I will inform you about the cause, definition, the effects it has on victims, and what you can do to help people who suffer from it. I will also tell a few funny stories about the effects it has had on me. The medical professionals choose to refer to it as cognitive deficits or declining neuropsychological functioning. According to chemocare.com Chemo-Brain is a side effect of different types of chemotherapy that has adverse effects on the victim’s memory, attention, concentration, and abilities to perform various mental task. The medical profession has just began to study the cause and effect of the phenomena and claim that contributing factors include aging, depression, menopause, low blood counts medications, and emotional upheaval of cancer. Hey also claim that if you suffer from this side effect there are certain things you can do to help deal with it they include avoiding distractions, asking people to repeat information, practice task, write down information, use a daily organizer, keep a journal, post reminders, get organized, exercise your memory, manage stress, get plenty of sleep, increase physical activity, do crossword puzzles, and ask for help. One good thing about Chemo-Brain is that the effects are a minor debt to pay for the accomplishments that chemotherapy has on cancer, but they are starting to look for ways to prevent the side effect.
Unfortunately I am a victim of Chemo-Brain I have been suffering from it for a two years and the doctors say it can last anywhere from one year to ten years. It mostly affects my short term memory, my thought process, and my concentration. The people around me sometimes get aggravated with me because I can’t comprehend curtain concepts for instants when my son is tutoring me in algebra. Sometimes the get entertained with me because I do some really stupid stuff. For instants one time I went to fill my glass with pop but instead I filled the ashtray setting on the table by my glass. A lot of times I forget where I am going ill leave the house to go one direction but I simply go anther that’s some funny stuff there. Unfortunately in conversation sometimes I get lost and forget what I’m talking about or a lot of times I forget stupid little words and that is the part that really irritates me the most.
So in conclusion now you know that Chemo-Brain is a brain defect. You know it is caused by chemotherapy and you know how it affects the victims who suffer from it. So if you meet someone who has it there are curtain things you can do to make it easier on them be patient, repeat yourself if necessary, and if you see they have got off track in a conversation help them get back on the subject or help them think of that stupid little word that simply escaped there feeble brain, and if it happens to be me its ok to laugh about it. Because really what else can you do but laugh.