[Skadoosh]

My mother in law lived with my wife and me for the last ten years of her life. As her mind deteriorated she could not remember three random words and repeat them back after being shown a picture of a puppy dog...or draw an analog clock to show 10:15 (all the numbers 1 through 12 were bunched up from the 1 to 3 oclock positions). But she could remember the name, address and which bus/train to take to visit every member of her Philadelphia Italian family. She could remember every city and country she visited during her time as a 20-something-year-old hairdresser on the SS United States during the 1950's.