"I just don't feel as sharp as I used to; it's like my brain is moving in slow motion." My close friend Amy, ... demonstrated what cancer patients have been arguing for years: that "chemo brain," as the memory and concentration problems resulting ... in her 50s. "I'm more than two years post chemo and my memory isn't nearly as good as it was," she said."I ...

Chemo brain. I thought that I was getting better, but the night before Thanksgiving, I was sitting there after baking bread, pies, making the waldorf salad, pistachio salad, and assembling the sweet ... to nearly forget two integral parts of the meal. Last year's celebration was different. I'd had chemo the day before. The kids had prepared a lot of the meal. It was out of necessity, simpler. ...

... And I have odd and frequent lapses of memory. This and more defines "chemo brain" for many people.  But I can live with it.  I'm not sure what else ... m doing better physically. I feel like I can do more and I'm in less pain. It's almost normal. I think my brain is better too. I can read more and I get less confused. This just means that things will improve. It's a good ...

... the above through a lot of fatigue and what feels like a thick brain fog- a result of all of the chemo treatments he has undergone. It's frustrating for him to try to work through this "fog" or " ... I'm joking. :) So I've found a bright side to the whole chemo-brain problem. It goes something like this: T: "I like that shirt you're wearing. Is ...

... it has been missing for longer than that but I can tell you that it has definitely been gone for several weeks. If you have seen a liberal arts educated brain wandering around thinking about cancer, cats, husbands, winter sports, vacations, ... and one is this coming week so maybe I can remember long enough to call this weekend. I think this is chemo brain plus back pain meds brain combined. I am ...

4th chemo tomorrow. It was delayed for a week due to low WBC, the onco gave me a course of antibiotics. I know it was partly due to my drained mental and emotional states. One does try to forgive and forget, but the brain is not like a light bulb, which can be switched on and off at will.