As some of you may already know, we lost Kathy's mom on 6-5-07. She had a massive stroke and multiple heart attacks starting 6-1-07. She lived by herself, still drove, gardened, and had a pretty black dog named Sweetie, who lives up to her name.

A few years back Mom had a peeping tom/stalker who stressed Mom, so her blood pressure started going up. Kathy got Sweetie for her from a local shelter (not Grand Prairie). The people did not want Kathy to adopt Sweetie. Michelle, Brad, and Kathy were very insisting and did adopt Sweetie. She had sores on her body and heartworms. Thru a local vet, Sweetie got her health back and was groomed. She then went to Mom's where she was promptly spoiled rotten and loved it. She did her job of watching the house, and protecting Mom and took care of the trouble.

Kathy had brought Sweetie back home and is looking for a new home for her. She is current on all her vaccinations, has been spayed, is negative on heartworms, is on preventive for these. She is currently 24 lbs, about medium height. Call Gary and Kathy at (972) 264-0268 for more information.

While Mom was in the hospital I had an opportunity to speak to her cardiologist and neurologist about nutrition. One of the things we hear a lot at the pharmacy is questions about vitamins followed by the comment "I'll talk to my doctor", which is good. The doctor I talked to said they seldom had patients on supplements but did take them themselves.

One thing they noted is most of their patients who had strokes/heart attacks were not taking supplements, and were usually bad about following diet and medication instructions.

My advice is ask your doctor if he takes supplements and what kind would they give their patients if they had your conditions. What we tell our patients is be sure your doctor knows all the medications you take (not sure what he prescribes) including medications that don't require a prescription - antacid, aspirin, arthritis rub, cold remedies - as well as vitamins and herbs.

Nowdays that includes teas - herb, green tea - can affect medications and health. In my opinion, this is especially important if having any medical procedures or surgeries. Remember - communication is the key to your relationship with your doctor.

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1.) Get your prescription bottle from your old pharmacy
2.) Give us a call at (972) 264-0268
3.) Tell either Gary or one of our technicians:
          Your name
          Your phone number
          Your old pharmacy name and their phone number
          The prescription number or numbers
          Your doctor's name (and their phone number is great, too)
4.) Any insurance information
5.) We'll handle the rest

You can also just bring in your prescription bottle in to us.