I did that a lot in the early days post stroke 
Did you ever try texting with a stroke scramble brain 
While I was in hospital after it, I tried to text my sisterā¦with my non dominant left had and scrambled brain all I managed to send was a dotā¦because I hit enter Of course my sister was absolutely over the moon because I could actually send her a dot/full stop
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I have the problem that when I try and error correct I hit send. It drives me absolutely bananas . It happens most in outlook email
Intellectually I know Iām about to do something that was wrong but mechanically or neurologically or something like that I only ever managed to identify the error after Iāve made it
I have an automatic error generating capability now and try as I might I cannot suppress it
if anything itās got worse over the last 2 1/2 years
grrrr 
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Simon, you have described me to a āTā and then Iāve got a dodgy trigger finger to bootā¦especially when it comes to using the computer mouse 
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Oh, my! @EmeraldEyes and @SimonInEdinburgh
I am a previous Perfection Seekerā¦I more than half believe both of you were the same. Only you would know, Iām just guessing. It is these small things I sweat that really annoy me. I am blessed I can type now from old memoryā¦the phone gives me nightmaresā¦Yesterday, it actually answered a text for me, evidently because I moved my finger wrong. I was asked on a date with someone I did not want to go with and it read, āSure, what time?ā. All I was doing was trying to reply with a āNo, thank you.ā Funnyā¦not funny.
@EmeraldEyes, I certainly remember those early days. They did not know if I could hear or understand or was just a vegetableā¦Your sister sounds like mine, so excited over ever tiny step, my cheerleader. Arenāt we blessed? They figured out I was āin thereā somewhere when my brother called my sister to check on me while she was with me. She put him on Video Chat while he was telling an old story he constantly repeats about something I did as a child. I showed him my ābirdieā. The nurse asked my sister if I just gave her the finger. She replied that I did but it was for my brother, and my usual response to his tall tells about me. Helped very much in getting me out of hospice and into the hospital that could do the surgery I needed to make it. I guess the ābirdā of paradise flew over me. Much love to you both.
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You and Simon are probably both right. That is another way I get very dizzyā¦moving too fast or trying to do more than one thing at a time as I was still the old me. I am the new me and I really donāt want to do more than one thing at a time. Who needs it? It is highly overrated and I think I just try to do it to keep from upsetting others with my slowness, or just do it from memory. Neither one is a good reason. Only really good reason I can think of for trying to do more than one thing at a time is to drive, or to ensure I am able to help in an urgent situation, but have already learned, a couple of times, adrenaline kicks in and I am more useful than I thought.
You have a good plan. I hope ice or heat, or both are helping some. Or pain medication. And I am sure the smiles on the faces of those two lovies will make a little of the pain dissipate.
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Hi Deanne so funny that text. Iāve learnt to use my left hand now for emailing or texting on phone. Never thought I could use my left hand so successfully and predictive text really helps as well love sue x
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Hi I too live alone prior to having my stroke I got trapped in my garden trying to get my pup back from the other side of the fence Fit it wasnāt for my next door neighbour earring my calls for help I could have laid there for hours Then I few months later I had a stroke but I was able to ring for help as I was in my home When I came out said thatās it we get you one of the emergency alert arm bands that fit your wrist or around your neck We found out that my local council do it I now have one it cost me round about Ā£16 a month My daughter feels better that if anything happens at home or the garden I can get help I also feel more confident on my own now mowing I can get help So suggest you you could try your local council
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Hi @percy.jones
Welcome 
Good suggestion.
Ive heard thereās several local authorities that do similar
Iām trying to remember but thereās a London health board that has a very extensive remote care support with multiple online channels so itās an emerging technology
Thereās also a slew of companies advertising remote monitoring capabilities if you Google youāll get sponsored adverts as well as how to use common technology like motion sensors and maybe even āsmart picture framesā/FaceTime for monitoring purposes
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Thanks Percy jones Iāll look into it. It will be easier than carrying my phone around everywhere and as you say will give my family peace of mind as well as myself. Thank you regards sue
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@percy.jones just wanted to say hi & welcome to the forum. Hope you are doing ok.
I try & make sure i take my phone with me in case i need to call for help. The alarm is definitely a good idea.
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