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I bought another type pill holder with a timer from eckards - it only holds the next 2 doses, but it is loud enough I can hear it, and I just have to change one timer - I leave the other set for 4 hours all the time. And it has made a very big difference since I started taking the meds on time, and not forgetting for an hour when they have totally worn off bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia Christiansen <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 10:58 AM Subject: medicine timer > Joy asked that this be shared with the list. > > Dear Ruth, > > I want to thank you so much for telling me about the Voice Craft timer. I > wrote away for the Maxi-Aids catalogue and saw it listed there, but since I > am in Australia, I started looking at home. I did find one in Dick Smith's > - which is a store like Radio Shack (I expect). > > It is great, as you said! It has taken a HUGE burden off both of us and > Bob has been much better since he has been taking his pills regularly. It > also stops me yelling at him (You forgot your pills again......!!!!). He > has learnt that he has to respond IMMEDIATELY otherwise he forgets despite > the minute of beeping, tooting, boinking or cuckoo noises. > > We have had great fun showing it to people and he carries it around with > him wherever he goes. It has caused a bit of amusement as you can imagine. > A few times he has left it set and it has gone off at 1 am (he takes pills > every three hours) and sadly he does not hear it at night times... so I get > up to attack it. Now I have learnt to check that it is turned off for the > night! > > I am not on the List at the moment, so if you could convey this message > from me I would be grateful. > > Many thanks > > JOY Graham (CG Bob, PD 10 yrs - 59 years) >