Istiqlál (Independence ),
4 Núr (Light), 169 BE – Friday, May 8, 2012 about 7:35 PM Pacific Time
Mom takes medication better in the afternoon then the
morning. In the afternoon, I can put the pills in my mother’s hand and she will
put them in her mouth and swallow them. In the morning, Mom doesn’t want to
take her meds. I have begun putting them in applesauce because she normally swallows
without a problem.
This morning, I put one of the meds in a spoon of applesauce
and she tried to take it out of her mouth. I ask her not to, but she said it
was a seed. I finally convinced her it wasn’t a seed. Once she was satisfied
that the pill wasn’t an apple seed, she swallowed it without any trouble.
I like to use applesauce because it is easier for Mom to
swallow. After I give her the applesauce, I give her a glass of water and most
of the time she drinks the water without any difficulties. If Mom continues to
think the medication is a seed, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I suppose I’ll
have to find something else to hid her medication in so she will take it. Taking
care of someone with Alzheimer’s disease is interesting.
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