Continued Confessions

about life events

Lucky Ting is now comfortable in his final resting place in the yard. I cannot say enough about the wonderful service provided by LAP OF LOVE and Dr. Lissa Bender. She came to the house and lovingly guided us through the process, including taking a farewell picture of Ting in my arms and leaving us with a pawprint impression in clay and a lock of his hair. She said that Ting appeared to have a kidney tumor so I was definitely doing the right thing at the right time. She also provided a guide of tips for burying a pet. So both of us can now rest easy, although it will take a while to not miss him quite so acutely. I still expect to see him in his usual haunts or to have him come dashing in when I open the door. But on the other hand, I now feel somewhat freer to travel at will. Let’s see where that impulse might carry me.

In thinking of travel, I have a cousin in Spain where I could get free lodging, but I have also entertained the idea of going to South Africa because I’ve never been there and my Little Granny (Mum’s Mum) left England to settle there. I believe we saw her only once after that but I’ll have to check with my sister. It’s funny how some memories remain so clear but others have faded into obscurity. I wonder what affects their longevity?

And speaking of memory, another item has risen to the top of one of my piles: The Winter 2014 edition of Yale Medicine which incudes an article “Can Brain Scans Reveal How We Think?” by Jenny Blair. It describes lots of different scientific studies around fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) attempting to determine where memory and morality reside in the brain. Now ten years on, I’m wondering what some of the results may have shown. I am not a scientist nor a doctor just an insatiably curious human being. I may have to take some time to follow up on this article and the studies. At least it will be a way to avoid obsessively tracking current events!