Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Computerized pill-minder - on my!
A while back I was in Ecuador and lost my Passport. Then a couple of weeks later I was home and lost my wallet.
Both of those are important items, and I was concerned that I lost both in a matter of weeks. I discussed it with my PCP at the VA and she thought it was nothing more than a simple "absentmindedness" that happens at my age, but felt it would not hurt to go ahead and get a baseline psychological evaluation done, so, we would have it on file in case anything develops later. A week later I spent a couple of hours with the therapist and she said the tests showed that I am having some trouble forming new long-term memories. I am not forgetting memories I already have but some of my short-term memories fail to get moved into long-term storage. She recommended I start a regime of mental exercises to improve my memory functions, which I am doing. Now that I have the diagnosis, I am starting to find that I am completely forgetting some things. For instance, Sharon will mention that we did something and I have no recollection of having ever done it. Sigh. Oh well, sucks to get older. Since I am on several medications, the therapist recommended the VA provide me with a pill minder, and it arrived today. This is one serious pill minder! But, being a geek, I appreciate it having a computer built into it. I will have to see if I can hack it to play Candy Crush or maybe better, "Wack-A-Mole" with the pill cases. |
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very cool.
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Yipsters! Is that gizmo for real?
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Yes, it's on Amazon for about $70, but the VA provided mine for no charge.
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Look at the bright side, I can watch those TV shows I really like over and over - LOL! |
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But seriously, I hope it helps |
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I recommend the Hallmark Channel to start!
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If your ready to take a nap would highly recommend it.
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And thank you for your tax dollars. The VA healthcare provides excellent healthcare for vets, in my experience, and for far less than Medicare provides "crappy:" healthcare (unless you like sitting in a doctor's office for 1 hour to see a doctor for 5 minutes).
One example, the VA pays $700 for my $3,000 hearing aides. Last edited by GrumpyOldMan; 06-28-2021 at 07:22 PM. |
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Naps are good for your memory
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Thats a lot of work. Amazon owns PillPac. They send y you little packets with days and times to take a months supply. I figured it cost me about $50 more a month. Your may be different.
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I understand. Thank you for the suggestion.
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I guess one day you’ll forget where you put it.
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WOW... That's a heck of a pill box. I would never be able to fill it up and figure out which day and what pills to take.
Hope it works out for you Grumpy. |
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