I started forgetting songs (20 years ago) more than I normally used to so I decided on a plan. I went through every song I knew and put down the first line of all of them in a notebook. That helped me quite a bit---for maybe 3 to 5 more years. Then my hands got numb -- and number. (Turned out not to be carpal tunnel synderome) Then my leg spasms got worse and I becan falling down more than was normal. Got harder to stand up after falling. I didn't tie together the recent memory loss and numb hands and leg problems. Neither did any of the specialists. They trated me separately. Four spinal and neck surgeries and (almost) two wrist surgeries and WORSE memory problems on stage, led me to Mayo Clinic where I was told I'd had MS all the time.

Bottom line:----------If it's raining in Brazil, buy Starbucks.
(That is a line and also book title I heard on NPR 5 minutes ago ehile I was searching for a bottom line.)

Art Thieme