What a great note.  Thanks for sharing.  What came across more than anything was what a great job your mom did raising you.  I wish you the best of luck in medical school.  As I said my son has quite awhile to go before college.  I will be 9 on 2/12 but it is something that I think about.  I have the same process that you mom used.  I get the pill boxes together once a week that way I know a week in advance if I need to reorder his meds.  I can only get thirty days a time.  This is my choice however, if I used mail order I could get more.  But I have been dealing with the same family run (not my family) pharmacy for years and I feel great dealing with them.  The owner and head pharmacist actually researched my son’s condition when he was born so that he could be more involved in his care.  They have been great.  But the insurance company only allows for a month at a time when you don’t use the mail order.  Anyhow..... my son is just starting to take responsibility for his meds.  It started last year in school (first grade.)  The previous year he was in transitional (not yet academically ready for first) and was called to the nurses office every day to get the mid day dose.  When first grade started he asked if he could just work it into his schedule and go on the way back to class after lunch.  He said he hated that every day the prior year the kids would ask him where he was going.  Something he had never mentioned to me that was even happening.  So that’s what we did.  He only forgot to go once and the nurse just called him down.  He’s now in second grade and has never forgotten.  He’s also starting to remember at home.  I actually just discussed this very subject with him not a week ago.  He’s getting so good about it that I’m afraid that I will forget to ask him if he’s taken them because I’m not the one giving it to him.  So we’ve agreed for now at least that he will come tell me he just took it or take it in front of me.  But I am amazed at how good he is about taking it.  I also carry a pill vile from my key chain and so does my husband.  Right now they are just plastic ones because I haven’t had the time to replace the good one that I lost.  My mother had gotten me a Stirling silver one from a jewelry store.  It allows me to carry some spare pills so that if we are out and about and we had forgotten to give it to him then I still have it with me.  You may want to consider something like this.  You could even clip it to your belt.  I’m sure you schedule will only get busier while finishing your medical training in the hospital and I’m sure it would be easy for you to forget.

It’s funny that you are in medical school.  My 11 year old daughter wants to go to medical school.  She wants to go to Harvard.  Of course I’d like to think she will become and endo but I think she’s more interested in being a pedi.  Who knows she’s only 11 she might change her mind a thousand times by then. 

Thanks for sharing and you know moms like to hear that they are missed.  Don’t forget to tell your mom that.  Take care and good luck with medical school

Judy