Adrian Chiles and a Pill Box

[discoballs]

I really enjoy reading Adrian Chiles columns in the Guardian.

He talks his way through all manner of life and his viewpoints...

This one cracked Liz and I up

He called his pillbox "an advent calendar of decrepitude"

Apologies if anyone doesn't think it's funny but I believe many, many of you will.

David

theguardian.com/commentisfr...

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Bit unfair on my granddaughter who as a teenager required a suitcase for her meds!!!! Still impressive now as a 24 year old.

[discoballs in reply to PMRpro]

True!

But he's writing to a different audience. Good on your Granddaughter - I truly hope she is well. And, Adrian Chiles would most certainly agree with that.

I have always thought humour works well. My wife and I have silly names for pills for example. 5pm it's time for "sweetie pie pills" all our gadgets ring, buzz and tunefully remind us.

I'm aching like crazy here but my mind is boogie'ing down to KC and the Sunshine Band hit which is called, ironically, Give It. Up.....

Pass me a co-cocadamol.....

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to discoballs]

My late hubby's name for my Alendronic Acid was your "standee uppee tablet" - caught on by DIL's mum when she was on them - for something else, nor PMR.

[Sharitone]

My husband calls Tocilizumab 'Toxic Lizzy'. I know I'm going to inadvertently say that to a rheumy some day.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Sharitone]

Sounds good to me…. 😂🤣

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

Me too ...

[discoballs in reply to Sharitone]

That's brilliant. My wife is called Elizabeth and I call her Lizzie. She's not at all toxic. Motown Liz. From Detroit

[Dochaz]

Laughed out loud at this!I only take Pred and a VitD/calcium supplement, so no need for a pill box (yet) but OH who really would need one is holding off despite frequent dilemmas... (did I take that one or not)... Maybe a birthday present next time? He will probably throw it at me!

[Bcol]

I've always shied away from calling tablets, medication anything other than what it is. With children then grandchildren always around I wouldn't want there to be any risk that they would think they are anything other than medication.

[Gimme]

Fairly natural for most people to cut things that we find scary or distressing down to size by the use of humour. Laughter is the best medicine, as someone famous supposedly once said. So famous, that I forgot who said it.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Gimme]

Book of Proverbs - apparently..😊 but sure many have adapted - or adopted it over the years…

[Viv54]

SO true , this made me laugh !

[orangemax]

Had a good laugh over the article! Thank you! Boy, did it hit home!!😂