{"id":142,"date":"2025-07-30T15:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownslp.com\/?p=142"},"modified":"2025-08-12T21:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:35:45","slug":"chapter-21-a-confession-in-recovery-wrestling-with-memory-and-my-wifes-devotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownslp.com\/?p=142","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 21: A Confession in Recovery &#8211; &#8220;Wrestling with Memory, and My Wife&#8217;s Devotion&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Starting today, I plan to begin cleaning. Before starting any task, I feel the need to organize my surroundings. Even if I&#8217;m not good at cleaning, I wanted to do it myself now. But once I actually started, I felt overwhelmed. &#8220;How should I clean? I want it to be spotless, but what should I do first?&#8221; I was lost in thought. &#8220;Hmm&#8230; I&#8217;m trying to clean&#8230; what kind of cleaning should I do? How should I do it?&#8221; Questions piled up. &#8220;I need to clean&#8230; but why am I trying to clean?&#8221; There were even moments when my purpose became unclear. My mind was in chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Then, as I tried to organize my thoughts, I suddenly couldn&#8217;t even remember what I was trying to do or why I was sitting there. &#8220;Hmm&#8230; what was I thinking of doing? What task was I about to start?&#8221; In an instant, everything vanished like a blank page. What I had just been clearly thinking and saying disappeared in a flash. I sat there blankly for a moment. Then, suddenly, it came back to me. &#8220;Ah, right. I was going to clean. I need to clean.&#8221; This time, I looked up how to use the vacuum cleaner. &#8220;Hmm&#8230; if I press this, it&#8217;ll start.&#8221; Thankfully, I remembered how to use it. Phew, that&#8217;s a relief. And I started cleaning again. As I vacuumed, it felt like I had accomplished everything. I did as much as I possibly could. But honestly, I can&#8217;t even tell if the cleaning was perfectly finished or if I stopped midway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Even at this moment, my wife&#8217;s worried face comes to mind. She can help me until February, but after that, she&#8217;ll need to focus on her own studies, which worries me. Anxiety washes over me, wondering what will happen if she&#8217;s not by my side. My wife helps me every day, telling me I should study harder even now. Hmm&#8230; my wife and I have been studying together continuously since the beginning. All day long, she held my hand and taught me various things. But&#8230; now that I think about it, I can&#8217;t clearly recall what we studied back then. I definitely remember studying every day, but it&#8217;s heartbreaking for me that the content doesn&#8217;t play back clearly, and it&#8217;s even more frustrating for my wife. However, they say I was able to recover in so many ways because of my wife&#8217;s devoted help. At the time when I was struggling the most, my wife&#8217;s tireless efforts played a crucial role in improving my brain. I feel sorry that my memory isn&#8217;t intact enough to remember all of her efforts, but I believe I&#8217;ve gotten so much better thanks to my wife&#8217;s diligent teaching every single day. I&#8217;m truly grateful to my wife. Without her warm heart and dedication, I wouldn&#8217;t be who I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Simple, Repetitive Word Practice \u2013 Speech Support <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ramen Ramen Ramen Ramen Ramen Ramen Ramen Ramen Ramen Ramen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb Hair comb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrot Carrot Carrot Carrot Carrot Carrot Carrot Carrot Carrot Carrot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank Piggy bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magnet Magnet Magnet Magnet Magnet Magnet Magnet Magnet Magnet Magnet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camel Camel Camel Camel Camel Camel Camel Camel Camel Camel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender Blender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taxi Taxi Taxi Taxi Taxi Taxi Taxi Taxi Taxi Taxi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting today, I plan to begin cleaning. 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