tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post2127827084604061889..comments2024-03-08T13:52:22.224-07:00Comments on LAJOY FAMILY: MORE POWER!!!Cindy LaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486626867331586704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-24807250103917601932014-05-16T09:47:57.571-06:002014-05-16T09:47:57.571-06:00Cindy, a quick note, as I take a break to read my ...Cindy, a quick note, as I take a break to read my morning blogs. Our daughter graduates on Sunday, so I need to keep at the prep-work for her party. Wondering if your mom's medication issues are about taking her own meds, handling that...or just health reactions from some meds. If it's the former, I think of a couple of options. One, I've learned recently that some pharmacies can prepackage daily meds in blister pack type cards. Each day's meds are then popped out, one at a time as needed. Seemed safer to me than the refillable pill cases with days of the week marked. Not sure if that would help your mom or not. Or can she have home health come in to administer them? If it's a matter of not being able to handle them herself, I know from my mom's experience, that her health and also her dementia improved greatly when she got them administered by nurses at their assisted living facility. My parents also have long term care insurance, which pays for some of this. <br />Best wishes. My parents are dealing with some new issues, which are very hard to sort out right now. Fortunately for me, my sister is taking this "shift" from afar, as I prepare for our graduation here. I know some of the issues you are facing, caring for your mom...and especially from such a distance. Anyway she would consider moving closer to your family? I know it would be a huge change for her, but the benefit would be she would be near your family for her own enjoyment, and it would make things easier for you to help her.<br />Nancy in the MidwestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com