First a few links.
This is a cool site. I found this drawing of a banana which kind of reminds me of all of the pear cartoon's ToonGuy has been sharing. Check it out:
MyToons Animation - Artwork - Play - Banana.
With this link I'm going to send you to snopes.com first so you will see that it is true:
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Five for Fighting - Autism Speaks
And this is the site it is talking about:
And if you want to contribe a video to the site:
And a site for you creative types:
Smilebox - Slide shows, scrapbooking, free ecards, postcards, and more.
Today I finally took all of mom's pill bottles away from her. I had been putting her meds in those pill boxes that has a little compartment for every day of the week. I labeled the boxes one for morning and one for night. I left out her pain pills and anxiety meds and put the rest in a box across the room from her bed. I explained everything to her.
Mom was actually getting to feel better (as I found out she wasn't talking all her meds or not taking them as often as she should). So I think problem solved.
I was wrong.
This morning she gets up and takes the meds in the little pill box thingy like she should. Then for some strange reason she gets up and gets the box from the other side of the room and takes out a bottle of pills for dizzyness (she is supposed to take it twice a day and I have it in her little pill box) and takes one.
I go to mom's after I eat breakfast and she is throwing up. I find out about her taking a extra pill. I ask her why and we get into this long conversation and anyway she said that wasn't what made her sick it was the Goody powder she took.
I put my foot down and put all her meds (except the pain and anxiety pills) in a bag and bring them home with me. She wasn't happy about it but I can't take a chance on her accidently overdosing on something.
If we had hid the meds in another part of the house I know she would hunt until she found them, that is why I brought them home instead of letting dad do something with them.
Mom goes to the doctor tomorrow. I told her if her doctor says she can have her meds back I will bring all the bottles back. If for some strange reason her doctor doesn't back me up on this I may end up in jail for killing the doctor!
I don't mind sorting mom's pills out into those little boxes once a week, but I can't continue to let mom keep the bottles in her room. I just can't.
The weather is great here. Feels like spring.
Supposed to be a lunar eclipse tonight. Am I gonna go outside and look at it? Doubtful. Oops, I am wrong. I just looked at the site NASA has. It is February the 20th. Here's where you can read more about it if you want:
NASA - Total Lunar Eclipse: February 20, 2008
If you see it write about it. I would say take a picture but I don't think that would work so great. LOL
Take care,
Kathy
5 comments:
Aye, you have a problem with your mom taking pills willy-nilly.
The eclipse is at 3 am out here, so little chance for me to see it.
(((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU)))))))))))))))Your did the right thing,protecting your Mom.My Mom did the right thing when I told her I took 4 pain killers at the same time.She has all of my medicine.because when I am hurting so bad,I cant help to keep taking them to stop the pain.You did the good thing.
I think keeping the pills away from your mom is a good idea. Have a good week.
Missie
I think you did the right thing by taking the meds away. How scary. You don't want her taking to many.
Would your mom listen to you if your told her to only take the meds when you call. You could call her in the morning & at night & go over with her just what she could take. When Dad lived with me we had a rule, I kept the pills & he took them when I gave them to him(although sometimes he would refuse, which became a 30 minute begging session on my part!).
~Mary
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