You're Not Typical: A PCS journey through neurodiversity

I'm learning to live in the here and now.  But the there and then keeps calling me up for a chat. "Hey! Do you remember when-...." "Hey! I got this nasty feeling!" "Hey! Wanna compare notes?" The wish and wonder likes to drop in too.  "Do you ever think about..." "Wouldn't it be great if...." "What will it be like when...." Here and now is difficult. It requires paying attention to what is actually happening to me, around me, and inside of me. It's like watching a mystery for the first time but the movie doesn't actually end because it's your life. Every time you think something makes sense and you have reached the happy ever after, it keeps going with a new twist. I've decided to just roll with it though. I'm old enough now that I know I can handle whaever is coming. Living through trauma, disability, and loss (and all at the same time) shifts the dynamics of life. I used to panic about getting eve...

 I've been sick for several days now with bronchitis. This is not unusual for me, especially since Covid-19. Since I had Covid-19, I can get bronchitis at the drop of a hat. So I have been at home, in pyjamas, taking naps and watching television. The last time I wore my hearing aids was three days ago when I went into the office for three hours because I had to do some important work before I returned back home to bed. Without hearing aids, life has reverted back to how it was before, when I had to strain more to understand what was being said, and when I heard some really strange things. It has become an interesting experiment, seeing what life is like with and without the hearing aids. I can tell you now, I miss a lot when I am not wearing them. But life is also quieter. When I am wearing the hearing aids, my brain is working more, harder, taking in more information. Sometimes, I just need a break. My audiologist told me that's okay. She told me to take them off when I'm ...