Would You Like Ice Cream with That?

Another busy day in the pharmacy. It's not unusual for me to get calls from regulars in a panic stating they've dropped their daily medicine down the sink!


Today was just another day with similar calls to that nature.


Mrs. Gwynne had called twice worried that she may die if she doesn't take her  tablet that she dropped down the sink.  I let her speak to the pharmacist and all seemed to be well. 


Around 4:30, just as I was finishing up for the day,the phone rang. It was Mrs. Gwynne. She was clearly upset still about her lost pill.


I told her I would stop by her house on the way home. 


When I got there she had a T.V. table opened up in front of her television set and a bowl of ice cream waiting for me.!


I sat down, ate the ice cream and we had a nice long chat. Found her pill on the bathroom floor and handed it to her.


This call really was more about how lonely she is and really just wanting someone to care for her. 


Like all the elderly patients we have. I love them.  If it means once in a blue moon stopping by and having a bowl of ice cream... why not?  


I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.

Bless your heart Mrs. Gwynne.  :)