Take Your Medicine Like A Good Girl.

It has been relatively calm for the last three days since I started giving Ma cough medicine with codeine. She is quiet at night and doesn't seem to wander as much. She is sleeping better and has more energy during the day. I wish I could get this stuff in six packs.

I spend some time every day going over Ma's meds and making sure she takes them. She is resistant, and unless I put them right in her hand and watch her take them I can't be sure they don't go down the drain. She complained tonight as I insisted she take her cough medicine. She said it makes her sleepy. I want to tell her that is one of the side benefits of the medicine, for ME!!!

The TV dance goes on and I am constantly parading in and out of her room turning it down and resetting the controls she has compromised with her nonsensical surfing. It is really irritating to do the same thing every day. I am ready to take away her TV privileges as she did to me when I misbehaved as a child. This would be a great chance to get even if I didn't feel so bad about it.

I am going away this weekend and my brother is going to monitor Ma's medicine intake. I will put it out in single doses on the table in clearly marked envelopes (LARGE PRINT) and tell her to leave them where they are. My brother need only check to see that the envelopes are used in order. Hopefully Ma doesn't barricade the door so he can't get in.

I need to get away from the daily grind of being Cinderfella.  I am going away with friends this week, but I am going to find a place to be alone for a while so I can recharge myself.  I am getting unnerved by the never ending circus which is my fate while on the job as a shanty elder care provider.