The idea of the timer sounds good. At least you’d be giving yourself mini- breaks which has got to br better than nothing.

And your idea for the meds, absolutely. It can be so hard to keep track of them even for someone not as stressed as you are, and it does sound as if they’re helping you to keep going.

When my husband was recovering from open heart surgery a couple of years ago at first I was expecting him to keep track of his own meds, but it soon became obvious that he couldnt do it. He was just simply too weak and woozy. So we ended up making a grid for the day with morning and evening and tick boxes for all the many different meds, and it really helped us keep up with the meds.

Come to think of it, I imagine your friend/patient must have a bunch of meds he’s taking, too....