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[Bette]

 
Bette x

[CLKD]

 

[Eddie]

    
Eddie. x

[honeybun]

 


Honeyb
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[Eddie]

Just back from meeting social worker (care manager), everything went well, she has increased mum med prompt to four times daily, after doing carers assesment it was her suggestion due to stresses i have here. She also realises the times weren't so good, as she has Tramadol and that can only be given with the correct time passing between doses.
Bette, i also checked with her about the services down south, well of course you were right about it, but not only that every council has different charging policies! Where's the point in that. So not only is my knowledge no use to any south of the border but pretty much no use to anyone.

So feel free to give me a   

Eddie. x

[purplenanny]

Not you that needs the kick Eddie - but the councils who keep changing things. Pleased your visit was ok. PN x x

[Scampi]

I don't know if this is of any use to any of you lovely ladies, but my Mum has her meds delivered by the pharmacy already sorted into morning, lunchtime, teatime and night doses for each day (all labelled for day and time) - I think it's called a 'dosset box'.  All she did was ask the chemist for her meds to be dispensed that way and it magically happended at no cost - they are great and mean no confusion and I don't have to worry about sorting them all out for her.

[Eddie]

Yep, this is a great idea, we have it too, our is still kept in a safe, my mum likes to examine them and takes them all out of the pack and sorts them into bundles. Very annoying.

Eddie. x

[Bette]

The timed tablet dispenser that Mum was given is brilliant. It can be programmed to go off up to 4 times a day but hers is set for 9am and 6pm. A light flashes, a buzzer sounds and her tablets appear as if by magic! I fill it up once a fortnight. It's a pretty new thing, I think; none of the carers or the gp had seen one before.
Bette x

[grandy]

That sounds a great idea Bette!

[Bette]

It really is. Mum likes it too - gives her confidence, I think. She sits waiting for it to go off which is impressive in itself as it means that she remembers what time it's due! It's the days she has problems with but she's coping better with that because of the clock they gave her which also shows the day.
Bette x

[Eddie]

The clock with the day is also a great idea, we gave my mum a photo frame and memory stick last year at christmas, when the pics aren't showing it displays a large analogue clock with day and date.

All these things help.

Eddie. x

[CLKD]

Apparently the Nurse attending my Mum's live in man friend has told her that 'it's only a matter of time'.  He is very ill.  We are aware that he has an un-diagnosed cancer which is draining his Life Blood but that expression makes me SO ANGRY  .  It could apply to any one of us ........... so I didn't give Mum the support she ought to have had from me because I was reacationary and opened Big Gob without thinking 

[Taz2]

This is dreadful - are they making any attempt to diagnose the cancer? I am not sure what you mean about draining his life blood.

Taz x

[limpy]

CLKD - its not too late to support your Mum and her man friend.

Would it help to get a diagnosis of the cancer?

Think I know what you mean about life blood being drained. Getting totally wiped out, doesn't want to / can't do anything.  When the person concerned has not been like that before.

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