Well, Jonathan Cainer, in whom I have a sceptical but deep-seated belief, says that my situation will only improve if I continue to be brave and control my own destiny.  This came as something as a suprise as I did not realize that I was being brave; I thought I'd been struggling along in my usual haphazard manner.  But according to Jonathan, no cavalry will ride to my rescue, nor will a shining knight appear by my side.  Well, at my age I'd not expected a knight - or the cavalry either.
Come to think of it, sceptical and deep-seated cancel each other out, don't they? - but at my age one can be irrational. . .unless of course the irrationality is thought to be the first intimations of Alzheimer's.
Oh, bugger - I think I might just swallow a mouse and have done with it