Episode 1034 Confronting Memory Challenges and Celebrating Innovators

Hi everyone. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are in the world. It's certainly a good morning here in Alice Springs. My AC is cranked up, so it is nice and warm. My puppy dog and I have had some good man and dog time this morning, so all is well before I head off to my other work this morning at the clinic as a myotherapist, so feeling okay. But I did miss my grandson's birthday the other day, which made me start to think that maybe I'm starting to undergo a little bit of cerebral degeneration, which is not a laughing matter at all. I do suffer with a permanent brain injury as a result of my strokes. So maybe, just maybe, I have got a little bit of stuff going on that's unsatisfactory. I've also been heralding people like Elon Musk and others throughout the world who are trying so hard to be the world's leaders in coming up with solutions to the world's problems. And of course, one of our world's problems is dementia and early onset dementia in particular. Not suggesting for one moment that that is what I have, and I'm certainly not going to over-dramatize things, but there are always people throughout the world who are looking to find solutions, and we should herald those people. We should celebrate them, not criticize them. We should encourage them every step of the way because if we can come up with solutions to problems like dementia, it's going to free a lot of people up to be brilliant for the rest of their life. I noticed that Royce Simmons, a former rugby league player, is going on a massive walk hoping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars toward this cause to find a solution to early onset dementia. I think he may have been diagnosed with this condition, which has motivated him to literally get off his backside and get out there, have a bit of fun, but raise some money toward, as I said, a solution to this issue. Where I'm concerned, I'm also looking toward this new medication they're talking about, this new wonder drug. I think it's called SPV, which is going to be trialed in Sydney later this month. And it apparently could be the wonder drug. It could be in terms of dementia and related conditions, you know, memory loss, etc. That seems to be the issue that I'm confronting. The short-term memory situation seems to have been boxed around a little bit by my strokes and the brain injury. But overall, I'm okay. I'm not complaining. I've got plenty to be thankful for and about and to celebrate. But yes, I have had some short-term memory glitches. And so if there is a drug out there that can stabilize any such decline, then whoa, I'll be jumping all over it. So let's see how those trials in Sydney go. Apparently in the US, it's been a resounding success. SPV, I believe it's called. Look it up. And also look up the Royce Simmons Foundation and watch for what he's up to in this space. And maybe you may be able to donate toward his cause if you are in that position to do so. Why not? I think his walk starts today. Good luck to Royce and well done to him. Alright, folks, I hope you have a wonderful day. I'll be back with you very, very soon. This has been episode 1034, a Blind Manic Communications production.