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@susie333

great ideas! our 37 yr old daughter has probably done 50 jigsaw puzzles since her covid pneumonia in january '22. she's weaned herself off 02, does the laundry, drives the 9 & 5 yr old to school, but I definitely notice the brain fog on the phone (we live 2000 miles away). sometimes we talk about it other times we listen to each other in silence. we had facetimed 24/7 while in hospital. not sure how she'll be at her hygienist job, with plans to return mid march.

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I found what works for me is to have as much structure as possible- I make myself stick to the same sequence of tasks (get up, take meds, wash face,etc), make breakfast (same order of tasks), do PT exercises, look at daily schedule paper, kept in same place on the kitchen table. I use blank computer paper to put 3-4 Day headings and then list underneath each heading what needs to be done that day (appointments, laundry, go to the bank,etc) with small boxes next to each list item, which I check off once they’re done. As needed, I also write small signs and tape them up where I can’t help but see them- “change clothes to dryer”, “Leave at x:00 for appt.”. I felt pretty silly at first, exasperated at myself, but it has made for HUGE stress reduction and time efficiency, as I work through things, instead of finding myself wondering, “What do I need to do?”. I’m a retired Occupational Therapist and I used to teach these methods to people with brain fog, how ironic that I’m now needing them😊