Dump and build is my mom’s approach to pill taking. She has them given to her in blister packs arranged by day and even by morning, noon and night, so there should be no way to go astray.
Except she does. She’ll take her morning pills and then forget the rest of the day. So next morning, she takes lunch pills at breakfast and skips the supper pills entirely, then takes the correct supper and bedtime pills for the next day and so on. We tried to get her to be more careful. But you can’t tell a coherent, stubborn 86 year old lady anything. She doesn’t care if her blood pressure pills are Willy nilly.
Oh that’s tough. Does Canada have a medicines review service at all? They can be really useful for helping to provide practical supports to people in a non threatening/disempowering way.
We’ve kind of stepped in and started talking with her pharmacist- it’s pretty hard for us rural people to get help in-house. Another doctor’s appointment will happen in December too.
Interesting read, but must admit, I really like the Lego ambiance. Looks like a healthy home for kids.
Thanks JT, I like it too.
Dump and build is my mom’s approach to pill taking. She has them given to her in blister packs arranged by day and even by morning, noon and night, so there should be no way to go astray.
Except she does. She’ll take her morning pills and then forget the rest of the day. So next morning, she takes lunch pills at breakfast and skips the supper pills entirely, then takes the correct supper and bedtime pills for the next day and so on. We tried to get her to be more careful. But you can’t tell a coherent, stubborn 86 year old lady anything. She doesn’t care if her blood pressure pills are Willy nilly.
Oh that’s tough. Does Canada have a medicines review service at all? They can be really useful for helping to provide practical supports to people in a non threatening/disempowering way.
We’ve kind of stepped in and started talking with her pharmacist- it’s pretty hard for us rural people to get help in-house. Another doctor’s appointment will happen in December too.