Most antipsychotic and antidepressant medications accumulate in the system, so if you miss a day it shouldn't make a drastic difference.
Good to know!
And "YES" great advice from those of you who have been there, done that! Thanks!
I wish I could give them jobs...Dad can't stand un-aided. His hands tremble and he can barely hold a glass or a fork. And - he doesn't really want to do anything, lol! What he enjoys doing is telling stories. So - we listen.
He can't hear our responses, but he's getting better at lip reading and sign language. At times we just write things down for him so he knows we're paying attention.
Mom trembles too. She can't brush her own hair very well. She tried sweeping the back porch Saturday and ended up hurting her arm even more to the point of nearly being in tears. She does fold kitchen towels, sets the table (with paper plates - real plates would be too heavy for her) and wipes it off after dinner.
The things she asks to help with are....unloading feed, feeding the hogs, and mowing the lawn. These are things she's NEVER done and would have never ever thought of doing ever in life, lol. This is a woman who has never pumped her own gas or ever emptied a trash can, lol. Can you say DIVA?!!!
Mostly I'm not asking, or letting, her do much of anything because she needs that arm to heal if/when they ever move out. She had a shoulder replacement some years back - but she can't remember which arm it was. I need to look for scars. If it's that same shoulder, (and I think it is because she's right handed and it's her right arm that hurts), we need to be extra careful with it.
Mostly she follows us around because she's just a wee bit nosy, lol! She has a hard time not being the center of attention and wants to know every word that every person says. My mother has always loved having secrets and thinks the rest of the world is that way too. But, it's ok - she's always been that way! It does make me smile to see that she's still true to form!
Talked to my brother briefly. FEMA has still not been to the parents house....grrrr! This is going to be such a long process. He did talk about taking mom and dad back to his house when he and sis-in-law are a little more settled in their own house. I dunno though - he and dad fight like little kids and that's not ok. People! I guess that's why I like goats and pigs!
I spoke with my elderly aunt today. She and her two adult children, who still live with her, flooded also. They decided to buy a camper trailer to park in their driveway for the renovations. Good idea, but...
Problem #1: They don't have a truck to pull it with.
Problem #2: Can't get it into the neighborhood because of all the housing debris lining the roadways.
They've found someone who will tow it for them, but they're still waiting for the heavy trash pick-up to clear the streets.
I've kinda shelved the idea of breeding any goats this year. BUT, I have one tiny little pygmy buck that keeps walking through the panels on the fence. If he can reach anybody - more power to him, lol! Go Chester!!
