Oh, Monday what a day you have been. My first accomplishment of the day was watering the front yard and plants first thing in the morning before mom woke up. I cannot do that and watch mom at the same time so it could not have worked out better. My second accomplishment was I was able to fit in a leg workout while mom was with her Hospice Home aide. It seemed like shortly after that, mom was not herself and it may have had to do with her not feeling well when she woke up and not having a good start to the morning. As a result, we experienced moments of heightened emotions and frustration but we managed to adapt and regroup the best way we could and thankfully ended up having a good visit and lunch with my brother. It’s difficult during these moments because if I allow them, they will take over my attitude, tear me down, and leave me feeling defeated and like a failure. I do my best to re-direct my thoughts, pray, cry out in private, and breathe again. After lunch I was feeling like I still had some tension to release so I added in a few more leg exercises and literally worked it out of my system. I felt so much better afterward.
In the midst of all of this, I had on my to-do list to contact my pharmacy to look into a couple of issues with two of my prescriptions. It was a task that I was already anticipating to be a painstaking process but much to my surprise it was quite the opposite. The pharmacy technician Monica who assisted me went above and beyond to assist me with my concerns and also caught a mistake that my Physician had made when she submitted the dosage instructions for my oral tablet medication of steroids. In addition to this, she was also handling another issue with my other prescription which is my emergency steroid injection. Monica explained they couldn’t refill it because they didn’t have any supply on hand and she was informed that it was on backorder by the manufacturer until another month or more. After multiple telephone conversations between Monica and me, both of us contacting my Physician for her to correct her error, and Monica locating a supply of the emergency steroid injection, all was finally resolved mid-afternoon. I will receive both prescriptions as soon as tomorrow. I made the decision to call the Pharmacy Customer Service and explained to them what had transpired earlier with Monica and how she is an asset to their company and she deserved recognition for her amazing Customer Service skills.
Late afternoon into the evening has been normal and peaceful as it usually is. Most importantly, I’ve had some time for myself to calm my spirit and gather my thoughts as I write this. I’m constantly reminded to be thankful for each day no matter what is going on. To be thankful for everything which is a very long list but always includes the opportunity to take care of mom, the ability to own up to my mistakes, ask for forgiveness, and admit I was wrong, the motivation to push myself to be stronger physically, mentally, and spiritually, and the drive to continue to learn and grow.
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