Preparing for Colder Months

Do you find yourself preparing physically or mentally for the colder months ahead and what does that look like for you? The last question kind of answers that, yes I do prepare and I think we should all prepare the colder months ahead. Making sure that you've got all those things in place for the winter. Don't suddenly say, oh I've got to go and buy gloves. Make sure that they're there. Make sure that you've got plenty of food in, just in case you get holed up, you never know. It could snow in November. It already has. Yes, but it's not something to fear. I like the winter time. I love the autumn time, but you must make preparations for it. Thank you. So, question 22. Are there any changes in how you care for yourself or engage with health services during autumn? No, obviously it's vaccination time, isn't it? So you do all this when you're called for and luckily in this country we don't have to worry about that because we've got a National Health Service that tells us when we have to do these things and I think some people forget that, that it's not just there to treat our illnesses, it's there to make sure that we look after ourselves as well. Brilliant. So question 23, what kind of support or guidance would be helpful in healthcare professionals at this time of the year? Right. Okay. I'm not too bad on the tech side for my age, but that's understandable because I've worked in an office all my life. I was using a computer 40 years ago, 50 years ago. But there are some people who are way behind that. And I'd say probably within 10 years, we'll all be okay. But at the moment, at this point in time, there's a hell of a lot of people who are missing out because everything's online. You've got to know how to use a mobile phone. You've got to know how to use a mainframe, if you've got one of those, or a tablet or whatever. advice in order to do certain things and I do understand that we've got to move forward but I think we need to set in place far more help on technical issues for people to be able to look after their health as we're talking now. Thank you, yes absolutely. And question 24, if you were encouraging someone else to prioritize their health in autumn, what advice would you give them? If I was... can you repeat that again? Sure. How would you encourage someone else to stay healthy in autumn? Yes, I do have to encourage somebody else actually because I've got a partner and he's certainly always... he's a bit neglectful of his own health. So, I just say make sure you ring your doctor if you feel this, that or the other with certain things that he gets wrong. I don't want to put pressure on the NHS, but I do think that some people should be more forthcoming. Thank you, yes. I've met quite a few people who say, oh, I'll be all right, I'll be all right. Whereas I think you should always at least question it. Yeah. So question 25, how do you stay motivated or connected to health habits during this time of year? It's same as any other time of the year. I'm always aware of what's wrong. And I just, I wouldn't say that it's any particular time of the year, that I don't, I'm not aware of how to handle my health issues.