Because I broke my leg in Queensland in 2023, I had to undergo a ‘Geriatric Assessment’ before I could receive treatment for my leg. Therefore, I am now able to report that the outcome established that I am quite sane and not in any way demented.
For instance, when asked to:
- Recite the months of the year backwards, I did so in quick smart time; and
- I was asked for my full name and I knew that; and then
- I was asked if I knew what day it was and I knew it: and then
- I was asked for my street address and I knew it and my landline number; and then
- If I knew my DOB and AGE, that I was able to do so and it was as a doddle; and then
- I was asked if i knew where I was and where I was born born and that too was a doddle; and then
- I was asked if I could name Australia’s Prime Minister and that too was a doddle; and then
- I was asked if I could differentiate between UP, DOWN, IN & OUT and I could; and then
- I was asked if I could name the mayor of my home town and three councillors/aldermen and I quickly provided it but after I named all 12 and had started to name the Council’s executive team they begged me to STOP!
So unlike those who call me a “demented old fool” I have been medically assessed and found not to be so, quite unlike those who cannot provide any kind of proof that they are sane and in full possession of their faculties and as likely as not quite unlikely to be able to recite the months of the year backwards, I send my best wishes!
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