December 2023 - noticing changes

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I feel as if I am balancing on a very precarious bicycle and am having to constantly what I do so as I do not fall off.

I am making this post because yesterday I did something really new on this journey. I went to open the front door and the key did not fit into lock.

It took my mind a substantial amount of time to process what was happening. 

First - did I need to push the key a bit harder? Did I need to wiggle it around? 

Wiggling and pushing did not work.

Next thought - look at the key..

And I realise it is the wrong key. Which is even more devastating because of the three keys on the ring, the back door and the garage are very similar. The front door is totally different. 

Next step - did Trevor notice? 

No. 

Phew. That's ok then....

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Tuesday (Boxing Day) we were coming back from Harrogate. There is a tricky crossing with lights and a right filter. I was watching the lights. The right filter went green. I was about to move off and Trevor said No. Our light is red.

He said nothing more but I'm guessing he is thinking that my driving days are numbered. 

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My typing is still very erratic. Wish I was like Wendy Mitchell whose brain has kept her ability to type in prime condition. 

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Yesterday, I made a cup of tea for Trevor and another for me. He was in the bathroom getting dressed. I carefully carried mine, not his, into the bedroom and put it bedside his side of the bed. 

Did not realise till I went back to get mine from the kitchen and found his... 

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I am finding I am getting worse and worse at not finishing tasks. I start doing something like going through all the attendees at a Welcome Session and either marking them as Complete or adding them to a future session.

But I get so easily distracted and totally forget I have not completed the whole list.

Keeping notes of what do to and ticking things off is now totally critical to doing my job. 

I have seen that is a common symptom of ADHD. 

So am now wondering if ADHD meds would help people with dementia. 

Have made a note to explore in the Neurodiversit-ee Slack channel when I go back to work.