Coumadin clinic

Got a call from the Coumadin clinic that my mother had missed her weekly appointment. They have had some problem stabalizing her dosage after her surgery. Most of the problem comes from the fact that she fails to take her medication as regularly as she should, even though I have the pills measured out in a weekly dosage dispenser. 

Nancy and Phil, her home care assistants, usually drive her to the local clinic, but will only do what she asks them to do. If she doesn't immediately return home to add her appointment to her wall calendar, then she never will and that appointment will be forgotten. Last week I was out of town, so no one reminded her to follow through.