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Journalist Rena Kouvelioti is touched by the adventure of her health and her battle with the shrinkage of the brain, which records her anxieties in a book.
For his battle with brain shrinkage Alpha reporter spoke openly Rena kouvelioti while he also mentioned in his book “Will you love me when I don’t remember you?” published by Ianos Publications.
“One morning they told me that my memory, my treasure, the essence of the Ego would soon be silenced. If I was alone in life, I wouldn’t have cared, but now … “ Rena Kouvelioti writes in the foreword to her book describing her battle with brain shrinkage, precursor stage of dementia.
“The adventure,” he says “It started in 2015 with some memory gaps that were growing. Blackouts have started to dominate my daily life. At work, my colleagues made fun of me when I forgot my breaks, the names of interviewees and coworkers. The colored stickers became my best ally:
Do not forget to pay PPC, chuck stuck to the agenda, who fought not to break out in the newspapers. Do not forget to spread the clothes, throw them glued to the bathroom mirror. Don’t forget to buy milk when I close, lying on the office computer.
To-do lists everywhere. The red, green, orange and yellow papers became steps in my life ”.
How the disease was diagnosed
“While the neurologist at the diagnostic center was talking to me about neurons and degenerative brain injuries, I wrote in my diary a phrase” Will you love me when I do not remember you? “ says the journalist, but attributing the words to the heroine of her book “Electra”.
The journalist adds that she wrote her book essentially for her children his 15 year old son and his 10 year old daughter. “My body does not die, but my mind dies, little by little. What is the value of life without memory? Will I forget it all together or gradually? I mean, will I forget who I am? What I have; What I want; My dreams; Will I forget about my children? Despair, anxiety, fear, and battle with time.
Can I teach them life? What to keep in mind. What to avoid Don’t repeat my mistakes. I will catch up? What margins do I have? And what to tell them?
Because in a while I won’t remember that you took these instructions for your life?
Should I leave them as a will? This book is a valuable testament “, notes.
Rena, who has her mother by her side, does not lose hope.
Source: “Kathimerini” newspaper
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