I've been following this thread, too, and I don't understand why the aides
can't help with something so simple.  Can anyone clue me in?

Dianne
-----Original Message-----
From: joan m wallyn <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: hELP W/ indepentent living


>I have read all of the E-Mails in this conversation, and a possible
>solution has occurred to me.
>You could get a test tube holder and fill it with several plastic test
>tubes. They come in a variety of sizes.
>An assistant could put the meds in the test tubes in order (they could
>even be labelled) which could then be picked up by mouth and the meds
>would fall into your friend's upturned mouth.  Then they could give her
>water, or she could have a container of water with a straw.
>
>
>On Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:29:18 -0600 Barbara Clements <[log in to unmask]>
>writes:
>>Could you put the pills at mouth level some how?  The  attendants can
>>give her water afterwards, can't they?
>>
>>Barb
>>
>
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