Monday, June 13, 2011

updates

So, mom has been off the seroquel for about a month now - maybe a little longer and I think she is doing better.
She started physical therapy and occupational therapy a couple of weeks ago.  They want to try to get her walking again and feeding herself again.  We will see how that goes - but for now I am very hopeful.  After her first physical therapy appointment, the PT called me and told me that mom's body wants to move - which is a good sign.
Warning about Seroquel...if someone is prescribing it for you or a loved one...don't fill it.  It's so bad...I think it does more harm than good.  It's so frustrating to think that mom possibly lost the ability to walk and feed herself because of the side effects of Seroquel.  I thought those came from her disease - but apparently, they seem to think that they are side effects of the Seroquel.  SO FRUSTRATING!!!
But, what's done is done, I feel bad for allowing them to give that medicine to mom, but we are moving forward now...no need to dwell on the past.  I'm just going to move forward and warn others to avoid Seroquel at all cost.  
That's really all that is going on here lately.  June has been a very busy month for me.  I haven't seen mom in a couple of weeks - hopefully I will see her this week since I am out of town next week.
Sunday will be my third birthday that mom will not know that it's my birthday...which is hard...a weird day...wanting to celebrate another year that the Lord has allowed me to live...yet wishing my mom was there to join the celebration.