Neurosupport...

...coffee morning, then afternoon minding friend S's Mum for her while she had to go to an important meeting. The mother gets agitated and panicky if she thinks she's been left alone, and worries about whether she's had her insulin, so the time was spent repeatedly reassuring her and telling her who I was again. By the end of it I wasn't quite sure if I knew who I was myself. It puts my memory problems into perspective though; dementia is a big step up from what I've got. I knew I was in trouble when I found myself taking shots of S's many rescue cats to distract myself - I don't do cats or babies (yet). When S got back she made us a lovely healthy slimming-club approved meal, and then we took her energetic collie-cross out for a run by the river in the dark. It was bitterly cold but deserted and lovely to see all the twinkling lights on the far bank of the Mersey. Quite an active day for me, hence the reason for only managing to post it 2 days later. I stopped taking the meds which I suspected of causing all the recent problems, and within a day all the symptoms had gone. I hadn't realised how awful I was feeling until then - the change was dramatic. Hopefully if I can lose weight and get fitter I won't need any more BP meds - fingers crossed.