...another beautiful day, upper 40's ...

miss A is doing better. Went to Dr. appt. today, Doc is happy with her progress. Eliminated 1 of the 18 meds she takes (the other 14 are supplements). He may add a couple more later though... She still shakes like she had a triple shot cafe' mocha with powdered sugar on top...She received a prescription for a park-for-free tag for the van, she'll still make me park in the regular spaces...

I've been a little frustrated lately, time for me to vent...

• Wheelchairs...the double wide model is now the standard for the hospital. They barely squeeze through the doors. Angela looks like Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) from Laugh In in them.
  

• Did you know there are about a dozen names for the same medications. I have to carry a pharmaceuticals guide for dummies just to keep up with what she's taking. It's not about the amount of drugs she has to take, it's about all the names I have to remember. A new pill means another 5 hours studying all their brand names, generic names, disclaimers, adverse reactions, Latin and whether or not they interact with Viagra...
  

• The prescription bottles need to have additional labels that read, "Pliers, cork screws and nut crackers are required to open container".
  

• Our Doctor, whom we have the utmost of respect for, is given 15min (honest) for each patient he sees when he is in clinic. I5 minutes. Now that's production... If you take extra time you effect the amount of time he is able to spend with other patients. Here are patients with life threatening diseases who are struggling to get a grasp on their illness and the guy who is doing his best in helping them gain sense of their condition/treatment has 15 minutes per visit to do so... We are quite fortunate; since he is a member of Angela's fan club, Ann Arbor chapter, we have had more quality time than what is allotted.

• I waited in line at the bank today longer than Angela's doctor appointment took.

• I discovered an ugly truth...pharmaceutical companies promote illness, "educate" the doctors and push the drugs... (gggrrrrrr!) ...and people go to jail for smoking pot???
  

Enough.
dOOg out