So I took my mother to the new psychiatrist yesterday, and it went smoothly enough, although I had to remind her of the time she was committed for chemical dependency, and of her nightly screaming and shouting. He swapped out the Xanax for Klonopin (longer half-life) and added an anti-depressant which will eventually replace the Buproprion. And made an appointment for next week, which I was quite impressed by.

And then I got my dad to write a check to hold the apartment in the senior living facility for the month of November, which might allow us to get actually get them moved in.

And then I had a great meal with some friends, and watched 2 or 3 episodes of Community. And then I slept in this morning.

Today I will buy ingredients for fruitcake, and go climbing, and walk the dog.

man 'Suela - you got more done yesterday than some people do in a week.

Congratulations, you are making progress with your parents.

excellent Consuela - sounds like progress.

Consuela, that's good news. Crossing fingers that things go smoothly.

Great news Consuela. Is your mom good about taking her meds and at the right times?

So the first 2 tasks I start on I have incomplete info to complete. Am now waiting on other people to complete the following:

compile & email MI bullets
edit & email contractor mgmt doc

On to monthly bullets.

Great news Consuela. Is your mom good about taking her meds and at the right times?

Hah! No. When I got there last Saturday morning, it was to discover that she had not taken her mid-day Friday or evening Friday meds. Or possibly her Friday morning meds, I don't recall. And yesterday I got there at 4 and her 3 pm meds were on the table.

Which is another reason they need to move to a facility, where Dad can't forget to have her take her meds because the staff brings them and makes sure you take them. (Of course we can't tell her that because she's totally control-freaky about her meds and would flip out about not having constant access to the box o chemical delights.)

Okay, enough lazing around for me: gotta walk the dog and get to the store.

Steadying out the meds will help too. I had asked K-Bug about the Senior Living center where she works...they have various sections - independant living, assisted living, and memory care (I believe). She said that the outward differences appear minimal, though there are more security checks in the memory care section.

I'm glad things are moving forward.

It's possible, too, that the bupropion is adding to any agitation she has. That's not an uncommon side effect. (I had horrible agitation and RAAAAAGE when I took it.) So maybe when it's stopped, that might help.

The appointment sounds like good progress!

compile & email monthly bullets

BAM!

onwards and upwards. Now the AIM.