[/QUOTE]Hi this sounds familiar.
Mum is now in a care home since feb16, but was cared for at home mainly by dad whom she lived with and me. We only had carers twice a day from Dec 15 til Feb 16.due to her getting medication muddled, and dad not really that interested at that time in helping, we had her meds put in dos sets- brill, I thought. That will help.
Went round one morning to find she had carefully 'opened' all the little Windows on a weeks pack and was organising the tablets in neat little piles. Seemed to be around the size and colour.so near small pink and white together. A blue tablet weirdly in with yellow capsules etc etc. I was quite impressed as she has terrible arthritis in her hands and she must have spent at least an hour (since waking and before I got there) sorting these out to her satisfaction. She was so proud to show me what she had done I couldn't moan. Did have to carefully gather them all up and safely dispose of them the spend ages trying to get the 'lovely officious ' receptionist at the gps.to understand why I needed an urgent prescription![
Like you we have medics in the family- grand daughter Peadiatritian so has been known before mum went into ch,to get a txt asking her to 'surprise grandma with a call regarding the wonderful tablets she is on'
Whatever works is worth doing
Thinking of you
RosQUOTE=Margaret59;1399976]Hi LadyA,
Thank you for your message. My daughter had actually said I should respond as you suggested.
I think I have just been so over tired this last wee while that I wasn't thinking straight and so said the wrong thing.
I will try what you said with reference to the paperwork and see what happens.
He always dealt with all the paperwork and bills prior to his illness and I have suggested to him that perhaps I could do it all now. He gets angry about it though and says that I'm more or less saying that he can't do anything right.
I do try to assure him that is not what I'm saying. X
Hi Rosnpton,
Sorry for the mix up, above.
I was replying to a previous message.
Thank you for your reply. It is lovely that so many people have taken the time to contact me, tell me their stories about loved ones and give me tips and advice.
I have had to hide my OH tablets as I'm concerned that he might take them without my knowledge. It's strange isn't it how that phone call from another family member does the trick! Thank goodness I say.
Take care, love and hugs. Please keep in touch, Margaret x