Buy a stick, lose a stick and find a stick
Leki Walking stick, buy it, lose it then find it
I’m hopeless, I admit it.
I scatter my possessions here, there and everywhere. I don’t know how many times Barby has sat me down and said that I must sop stop forgetting things. I must check that I always have my possessions with me. I agree, I need to learn how to remember things. I need a simple strategy to improve my memory
She thinks she has given me a fool proof strategy. Its all very well but I’m a bloke so I cannot do more than one thing at a time. How can I remember the strategy when I have to think about walking and keeping my balance.
There are four things
I’m pretty good at remembering the basics – phone, wallet, man-bag and business cards. Mind you I think the local branch of Waitrose knows what my wallet looks like by now.
I had to give a talk at Amersham hospital
So what happened this time, I had to go to Amersham by taxi, a long story which I won’t go into. I left the house with the following possessions; rollator, walking stick, and the basics. The talk was based on the patient experience, it went well, telling health care workers about having multiple sclerosis through the eyes of a sufferer. My talk included how I cope with getting around, demonstrate my rollator and how it helps me.
Oh no not again
Proceedings started at about 9 and finished just before 11. I then had to get back to Berkhamsted to meet someone at 12. As I was paying the taxi driver there was that moment of panic immediately followed by that sinking feeling, oh no not again. This time it was my walking stick, I had only bought it a week ago and I had left it in the lecture room at Amersham.
I remember checking for the basics before I left the room. Something made me go back in again for a final check. I picked up a cheap biro that was mine but I did not think to check for my stick. Why not? I just wish I knew.
So last week it was my glasses and now a walking stick.
It sounds easy so easy
Why do I forget things? I have a bad habit of not putting things back. Finally I learned to put my wallet into my back pocket and not leave it on a table. Before I leave anywhere I must stop what ever I’m doing, say to myself what did I bring out, then check if I have everything. It sounds easy so easy.
I must learn to de-stress or relax
It all goes wrong when I get flustered or if I’m in an environment that is new to me. So I must learn to de-stress or relax. I will give it a go and let you know know how things go from here.
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