tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post951456185605293268..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Time, As It FlowsP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-67313279720510688482008-08-28T13:52:00.000-07:002008-08-28T13:52:00.000-07:00One thing I think I've observed (or did I invent a...One thing I think I've observed (or did I invent a "fact" for some obscure personal reason?) is that older people with dementia no longer revise their stories, so that a listener gets the impression of hearing a recording. It's as if autopilot rather than "someone" is giving an account. I don't mean that to be unkind. Another way to look at it is that you're listening to a document, as you would be when reading a diary. The written words, once put down, don't change from one reading to the next.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-78161374803379749952008-08-27T20:49:00.000-07:002008-08-27T20:49:00.000-07:00I've observed that we all rewrite our own historie...I've observed that we all rewrite our own histories all the time. It would be unbearable if we weren't able to do this . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com