Most of us carry the day without thinking about it — what it is, what's already happened, who's coming later, what to do next. When that quiet scaffolding starts to slip, an ordinary day can feel unmoored: Is it morning or afternoon? Is today the day my daughter visits? Have I had lunch? The questions are small, but asking them over and over, or being afraid to ask at all, is wearing — for the person, and for the family beside them.
We've made a small thing that might help with that, and it's free. It's called My Day, and it's here: **valoraparentis.com/my-day**.
What it does
My Day is one calm screen that answers a single, gentle question — "what's happening right now?" — without a menu or anything to search for:
- A greeting by name, and the moment. "Good morning, John. Today is Thursday. You're at home." The time, the day and the date, large and unhurried.
- Now and next. What's happening right now and what comes next are shown big, with the whole day laid out in order and a small needle that tracks the time down the schedule.
- Where they are. A quiet, reassuring line — "you're at home" — for the moments that need it.
A family member sets it up in a private area: the day's plan and a few reassuring reminders, with the same gentle options as our other tools — bigger text, high contrast, a seeing-side layout, button names read aloud, and an optional companion that changes with the hours.
Free, and nothing to buy
No sign-up, no cost, nothing to install. My Day opens in a web browser and works on a phone, tablet or computer, and keeps working with no internet once it's open. It's there in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Polish, and opens in the language of the page you arrived from.
We'll be honest: this is an early prototype, shared openly in the hope it helps. If you try it, tell us what would make it better.
What it isn't
My Day is a calm way to see the day — not an alarm, a medical reminder or a care service, and it replaces nothing already in place. It doesn't treat or diagnose anything; it sits alongside ordinary life for anyone who finds the day a little harder to hold onto — after a stroke, with dementia, or with the memory changes that come to many of us. If medication timing or safety is involved, the tools and people already arranged for that stay exactly as they are.
Where to find the real help
- Alzheimer's Society (alzheimers.org.uk) — information and a support line for anyone affected by dementia.
- Dementia UK (dementiauk.org) — Admiral Nurses, specialist dementia support for families, by phone and email.
- The Stroke Association (stroke.org.uk) — support and information after a stroke, including on memory and orientation.
- AbilityNet (abilitynet.org.uk) — free advice on making any device easier to use.
If My Day lets one person look up and know, calmly, where they are and what's coming — without having to ask — it's done its job. It's free, it's right here, and it's yours to use and to share. (There's a companion for the phone, too: My Phone.)