Diary of a person with multiple sclerosis This shows two days of diaries but it is helpful to keep one for even longer. If you have longer spells when you are bad and then spells when things are not so bad, include diaries that cover both periods. 25 April ACTIVITY Morning Afternoon Evening Night 7am-12pm 12pm-6pm 6pm-11pm 11pm-7am Going to the toilet Managed by Slight accident on Managed by Unsteady – (always use grab rails myself one occasion as myself helped to toilet and raised toilet seat) get there in didn’t time Having a shower Managed by (always use seat and myself 40 – grab rails) minutes Dressing/ Managed by Co-ordination bad Undressing myself 20 help to get – – minutes pants and tights off Cooking Cut myself (always use perching chopping stool) vegetables Eating Help chopping meat up Medication Help getting pills out of dosette box Read paper on tablet using magnification Walking Went to local Co-ordination bad shops 400 using indoor – – metres used wheelchair – electric wheelchair 26 April ACTIVITY Morning Afternoon Evening Night 7am-12pm 12pm-6pm 6pm-11pm 11pm-7am Going to the toilet Managed by Managed by Managed by Unsteady – (always use grab rails myself stiff and myself myself helped to toilet x2 – and raised toilet seat) slow first thing
Diary of a person with multiple sclerosis This shows two days of diaries but it is helpful to keep one for even longer. If you have longer spells when you are bad and then spells when things are not so bad, include diaries that cover both periods. 25 April ACTIVITY Morning 7am-12pm Afternoon 12pm-6pm Evening 6pm-11pm Night 11pm-7am Going to the toilet (always use grab rails and raised toilet seat) Managed by myself Slight accident on one occasion as didn’t get there in time Managed by myself Unsteady – helped to toilet Having a shower (always use seat and grab rails) Managed by myself – 40 minutes Dressing/ Undressing Managed by myself – 20 minutes Co-ordination bad – help to get pants and tights off Cooking (always use perching stool) Cut myself chopping vegetables Eating Help chopping meat up Medication Help getting pills out of dosette box Read paper on tablet using magnification Walking Went to local shops – 400 metres – used electric wheelchair Co-ordination bad – using indoor wheelchair 26 April ACTIVITY Morning 7am-12pm Afternoon 12pm-6pm Evening 6pm-11pm Night 11pm-7am Going to the toilet (always use grab rails and raised toilet seat) Managed by myself – stiff and slow first thing Managed by myself Managed by myself Unsteady – helped to toilet x2
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