Caregiver Info

As our parents get older, many of us must increase our knowledge of being a caregiver to them. Someone suggested a book, "Share the Care", but if anyone has any good resources for me, I would appreciate it. In the next several months, this will be an area that I will be researching.

The local city run Senior Center provided me with an email with some resources already. This is a good start.

Medication Side Effects?

Before a trip to the west coast last week, I misplaced my gold wedding ring. Since the plane was leaving and my W was reminding me we needed to leave for the airport, I did not have time to look for it. It was bothering me during my entire trip.

Last night I looked everywhere for it. My supportive W even helped me look under the bed in case it fell off the night stand. Finally, I gave up after my W convinced me to stop looking for it. I then went to the bathroom, picked up the tube of toothpaste and brushed my teeth. After that, I looked down on the counter and saw my gold wedding ring. It was under the tube of toothpaste. I must have checked the bathroom counter 100+ times.

I don't think this incident qualifies as a side effect from the meds I am taking but it is a reminder that I need to be more careful with things that really matter to me, especially when taking meds.