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Brother-in-Log Day 10
It finally happened. We finally got the call that I had been hoping for. Brother in law’s primary care doctor called us about Brother’s buprenorphine prescription. When we originally went to Brother’s psychiatrist (the doctor who prescribes this drug and has kept him on it for 5 years without trying to taper him off), without… Read more
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Brother-in-Log Day 9
After Brother went into liver failure and they sent him to Vanderbilt, he was put on a high protein low sodium diet. He is on a fluid restriction. He is on a handful of vitamins 3 times a day and that is just so he doesn’t die on our couch. In order to get on… Read more
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Brother-in-Log Days 6-8
The last few days have been kind of blur and all run together. Being a 24 hour caregiver is exhausting. When Brother first got here, he was very confused. They said it was from the ammonia on his brain because his liver legit does not work. I know I write about things in a way… Read more
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Brother-in-Log Day 5
Today, I finally felt for the first time like we had hit success. Brother had a doctor’s appointment with his primary care doctor. Mom didn’t go because she has been sick all week. Dad works out of town. And Flea Market Guy had to work and there was really no need for both of us… Read more
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Brother-in-Log Day 4
Day four seems like day 40. Dealing with someone living in a perpetual state of delusion and a perpetual state of living in the past is very tiring. At least it is for me. It is already starting to take a toll on FMG and my relationship which is the last thing we wanted to… Read more
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Brother-in-Log Day 3
As I said yesterday, my mind started spiraling out of control about the brother in law’s medication list. Not the list so much as the one on the list that he is admittedly addicted to. Buprenorphine. He’s been on it for 5 years. And it makes him behave almost the same as if he had… Read more
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