july 22 2023

priorities --- the latest thing to go is my left shoulder--- so having that now  of limited use.  i have to decide -- do i want to reach for my pills, lift my coffee cup... or duct tape the scrapbasket to the wall.  which is----- necessary vs pleasurable. vs general improvement.---- which means. have to consider the results if i delay or dismiss---which puts pill taking at the number 1-- because i once decided not to take the dilantin on schedule and was out cold with a seizure for 4 days.

i hope my pill taking experience might help someone...

i tried to impress this on  the son of a friend who has now started having seizures and is resisting taking  the pills... at the beginning it is a shocker to realize you will never  be able to go without  medication.... that means travelilng with some  pills in the carry on and some checked..also when during covid the supply of some goods was affected  ----you grab as many as you can--- ( in my case 9 months)--- and then there is the memory part---- regardless of age--- you can forget.... so i bought him a pill case that lines up a weeks worth of pills-- the key  is ... it is clear-- i.e.  you can see thru it--  i suggested he keep it on the counter next to the coffee pot so his father-- and he-- can tell at a glance if he is on schedule.---- a nice young kid--- now going thru no driving for at least a year---on that i told him to find a girlfriend who drives --- and keep his current license effective so he can be the senior driver for kids who have just got their learning permit.-  the "oh i can just  drive this once" - forget that -- you can't,  at least untill someone who spent alot of time in medical school.. trys to figure out what pill and when.  it is  only going to take longer to figure it out if you don't do exactly what they say--- which may change.------ so behave.

That's a very difficult chore for me.....