Sister arrived today after holidaying in New Zealand. When Sister arrived at the front door, Dad was crying tears of joy… he was so happy to see her. So was Puppy… she went crazy with excitement. Needless to say, the rest of us are all thrilled to have her home, too. It’s so nice to [...]
Archive for July, 2009
She’s Here!
Posted in Lewy Body Dementia, tagged Family, Sister on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And The Other One Arrives
Posted in Lewy Body Dementia, tagged medication, medicine, Doctor, Meds, Neurologist, VA, VA Clinic on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dad’s other VA prescription arrived in the mail Thursday. Wow, the VA actually came through for us, woo hoo! We’re still waiting to hear about the full work up at the main clinic… hopefully soon.
VA Prescriptions Are Here
Posted in Lewy Body Dementia, tagged medication, medicine, Doctor, Meds, Neurologist, VA, VA Clinic on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dad’s VA prescriptions arrived in the mail yesterday and so far they appear to be free! The only thing is the doctors supposedly ordered three prescriptions and only two came. We don’t know if the other is on its way or if it’s not coming at all. I guess we’ll wait a few more days [...]
Successful VA Visit
Posted in Lewy Body Dementia, tagged Blood Clot, Blood Test, Brain, Brain Tumor, Drugs, Geriatric, medication, Psychiatrist, Pulmonary Embolism, Scan, Tumor, VA, VA Clinic on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, Dad had an appointment at the local VA clinic to meet with a psychiatrist. Apparently, this is necessary in order to get some of Dad’s prescriptions through the VA system. His primary care VA doc can’t prescribe neuro or psych related drugs- they must go through a specialist.
Unfortunately, Dad has maxed out his [...]
Happy Independence Day
Posted in Lewy Body Dementia, tagged 4th of July, America, Birthday, Happy, Holiday on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A very happy 4th of July to all.
May your day be filled with family and friends, BBQ’s and fireworks.
Happy Birthday, America.