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Joyce asked:

That's great! How long do you have to give him the medicine?

Another week. Last night he did a massive poop and this morning he
seems to be acting normal.

---MIKE---

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Hooray for the big poop! Constipation can cause a build up of toxins in
the body so I am sure he could have been feeling ill because of it.
I know this because prior to 2003 my social work team worked with both
children & adults including learning disability & elderly.
Sometimes when an elderly person was showing signs of dementia for the
first time which triggered off a call to us from relatives, it turned out
that that they had constipation (common in the elderly as they sometimes
don't drink enough fluid so they don't have to get up for the bathroom in
the night) and once it was recognised and resolved they returned to their
normal selves.
I was sorry to have to choose between the two disciplines but specialist
teams were the new forward and the adult team manager was a nasty piece
of work. If the child care team manager had become the adult team
manager I would have stayed with my real love which was working with the
elderly.
Their lives can be so improved (and those of their family who are trying
to care for them) with a bit of daycare, respite and some equipment.
I will never forget one day.
No, stop. I digress.

Please digress, or start a new thread. I want to hear about that one day.

There were several one days. Getting a letter that said "Thank you so much
for the bath rail and aids you've arranged, it's changed my life for the
better."
Arranging a 100 year old congratulation telegram from the Queen when his
relatives thought it would arrive automatically. I had to telephone
Buckingham Palace for that one. They were so respectful "what is the name
of the celebrant?"

Joy (who may be needing some of that eldercare in the not so far distant
future)

I don't know how the US system works for eldercare so what I say may not
help.
I loved working with the elderly and if I could have continued I would
probably still be working.

Childcare work is completely different. Unless it is respite care for
disabled children the parents hate us for having to examine injuries to
their child. It is usually nothing but sometimes it is.
The good parents get resentful because they know they are good parents and
the bad ones who have done it will threaten.
A colleague once got her home phone cables cut by someone she was
investigating.
He was *so* guilty of raping his stepdaughters.

anyway, even though the money is tight until next year I did the best thing
by getting out. I love being at home. Boyfie likes me being at home too.