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A Drug-Induced Reflection, So To Speak
Three days ago, my mom began yet another drug – this one administered through subcutaneous infusion therapy at home. Before getting into the exasperating road that led to this situation, now is a good time to reflect on the overall topic of medication and share some insight. Along my mom’s Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) journey there have been countless situations that have led to a myriad of drugs being prescribed, whether in an acute hospital setting or as an outpatient. “Myriad” is a gentle way of saying, I can only begin to tell you how many drugs (50, 75, or more), what they were, what the situation was, and what benefits (or harm) they brought to her. To this day, in each situation, there may or…
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Kidneys and Lungs and Heart, Oh My!
Well, after a soft launch of 1 Day 1 Week this past Monday (August 30) to a network of friends, some future topics that were requested included: Denial vs. Dealing, Handling the Unknowns, Self-Care, and Caregiver & Patient Conflicting Beliefs / Wishes. Those are among countless topics to write about as standalone blog posts and/or be interwoven into my overall blogging journey! For today, I’m going to focus on Kidneys and Lungs and Heart, Oh My! Did you catch the play on words from the Wizard of Oz? Whether you did or didn’t, it’s from the book/movie’s famous line “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!” that Dorothy said as she, the Tin Man and Scarecrow entered the dark, creepy forest. The correlation to being…
