@cj8892 wrote:
My mother lives alone me and my son take care of her. When I went over to pick her up for church this morning she was dressed and said she had already eaten her breakfast. I said, "You must have gotten up early." She said she had. When I called her this evening to remind her to take her night time meds she said she had already taken them. We always call her at night. I don't know if she is trying to make us believe that she doesn't need us to remind her or help her. We know she does need our help.
Good question. Folks who have trouble remembering often cover this up. Do you fill her pill box? Do you know all the meds she is on? Do you go with her to medical appointments?
Some pills are more important than others, obviously.
There are pharmacies all over, and mail-delivery pharmacies too, that put pills together in bubble packs. The patient just has to look at the bubble pack for everning, say, or before bed, or at dinner, and the plastic bubble has all the pills in it for that time.
Sounds like your mom is touchy about being independent. She can stay independent if she uses what she needs to remind herself. There are pill boxes that talk to you, squawk if you forget your pills. She may not need them.
I'm thinking that as long as she's doing okay, and seeing her doctor on a regular basis, who can then check her blood pressure (if she's hypertensive) and check the other things she takes medicine for. In which case, she's taking them.
Don't you feel like a detective sometimes?
What have you tried? What questions do you need? Write more?
Jane