I had coffee with my mother today who suffers from heart issues (COPD), edema (excess fluid in the body) and several other medical issues and in our get together she mentions that during the past several days she has add four pounds to her weight. Since just before her double heart valve replacement surgery when…
Category: February 2014
Storm Before the Calm, I Hope
If I’m getting this right we are at the, “Storm Before the Calm, I Hope.” In the past few months Robert’s coughing, wheezing, seizures and the such all have seem to be getting out of control. Not saying we can’t control it, most of you know mine and Trish’s attitude toward, control. There is nothing…
Are you certain pharmacists never make mistakes?
I am a caregiver to my mother who is dealing with copd, heart and lung issues as well as depression. She is currently taking sixteen different medications. I also am a co-caregiver to my brother in-law (BIL) who has epilepsy and lives with us, here is another nine medications. Finally I myself have…


