This is not a garden blog, but you might see an article concerning gardening. It is a blog about me and the cultivation of my life. This is a place where I air my opinions and ideas. There will be stories about what is happening or has happened. I like to write poems, some will be good and some will be bad. I am never bored, I hope you won't find what I write about boring. Thank you for sharing time with me.

Friday, March 23, 2012

BEETLE IN NEED OF PROTECTION

"BURYING BEETLE" RE INTRODUCTION
Each morning the alarm wakes us an hour before our intended waking time.  We do this because we have discovered we get our best sleep after the alarm goes off.  The radio is set on the local PBS channel.  This is fund raiser week.  They have interesting articles not the regular early morning news and stock reports.  Normally I will hear excerpts here and there and dose back off.  This morning I heard what I thought was "Dairying Beetle being re introduced in Missouri"  Googled when I got up and discovered it was "Burying Beetle".

The above picture was copied from the following site:

I remember seeing this beetle when I was growing up in the boot heel of Missouri.  Dad had a garden in Caruthersville. In fact we were always finding all kinds of beetles under rocks and in leaf piles.  It was difficult to read the information on this beetle knowing mankind is contributing to his demise. 
The following link takes you to the Columbia, Missouri News report:


An indepth article on the beetle:

These Beetles only live for a year.  They mate for life.  They co parent.  They farm. 
Makes you stop and think.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012

MEDICINE ABUSE IN HOSPITALS?

I put a lot of thought into what to title this blog.  I have noticed the correct title brings in readers you would have never reached normally and who would not accidentally happened on your blog.  I want to reach more people than I would normally to warn them they must be vigilant in their health care.

Last night I received a call from my sister.  She was spending the night with our Mom who is in ICU.  Our Mother was admitted at 2 AM, two nights ago with a nosebleed that could not be stopped.   Nosebleeds are usually taken care of with cauterization. 

Mother has complications, she is on coumadin for her heart condition.  She is 87 years old.  They tried several means of stopping it and after 24 hours they called in a specialist.  He cauterized the nose,  along with that comes the packing of the nose.  If anyone has ever had nose surgery of any kind  they know how horribly uncomfortable it is.  In addition to that factor, you have the feeling like you can't breathe and the pain of the packing.  You know how a toothache can drive you mad, this can do the same thing.

She is also in extreme pain from being told she can't move around.  Her bones are riddled with arthritis and the muscles are screaming.  She has spinal stinosis? Spelling?  Her back bone is brittle and deteriorating and sitting for any period of time causes even more pain. 

The reason I am explaining this is, because of all these things and she has not found relief with pain medication, she is complaining a lot, who wouldn't.  She is allergic to a lot of medication for pain, most slows her heart to the point it isn't beating properly, even with the defibrillator.   This has given her a fear of anything people suggest.  She has a zest for life and doesn't want it cut short for any reason, even if it means living in extreme pain.

My sister called to ask me to check out a medication on the Internet.  They were told it was a mild pain medication that would help mom get some rest.  Mom was afraid of it even though she was told both of her doctors had okayed it.  The nurse on duty said all patients it's given to have had good reactions.

I went to look it up and was so shocked!  If I had been at the hospital I would have been yelling and asking to speak to the administrator and I would have called newspapers.  The drug they wanted to give her had nothing to do with pain, or even sleeping pills.  The alternate uses were not to promote the betterment of the patient in these circumstances. 

The drug is Seroquel.  It is an anti psychotic given to schizophrenics, manic depressives, and bi polar cases.  It specifically states, in the top 3 negatives, that it can cause an irregular heart beat (Mother has been having trouble in that department.)  There were other negatives that would, if I were a doctor, I would say, this patient should not be administered this drug. 

Another fact about Mom, she weighs maybe 100 lbs.  The drug had a big warning, do not give to under 18.  I have read that older people do not metabolize meds well.  It made me think to myself, "what are they thinking, or are they thinking?". 

Why did they tell her it was for pain? Why did they tell her it was for sleep?  In my opinion they were giving it to her to shut her up.  Haven't you heard of nurses dosing nursing home patients to keep them quiet?

I went back to visit the sites about Seroquel.  I was looking for anything I might have missed that related to pain or sleep management.  I couldn't find a thing but I did find the following note:

Off-label uses include the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and behavior problems associated with dementia in the elderly.

Do you think I am being paranoid, thinking they are trying to quiet my mother to make their night job easier?  Why else did they lie to her about what the drug was for?

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