Went to sleep at 1:30AM woke at 7:00AM. Called Alex, but he chose to stay home because he was getting his braces off today. Went back to bed until 11:30AM.
When I got up I had to call the optometrist’s office because Mom had lost her glasses over the weekend and we could not find them anywhere. I set up an appointment so she could get new spectacles. I handle all the appointments for the household because no one else can deal with phone systems and because I manage the calendar.
Then I called Social Security to get a copy of Mom’s 1099 so that I can send it to the patient assistance program for two of her most expensive medications. These two prescriptions alone would cost about $600.00 a month were I not able to get aid for her.
I took Alex to his appointment and he had his braces removed. His teeth look so nice. Hopefully this preventative step will keep him from having TMJ which both his father and I have suffered with. While I was waiting for him I bought a sandwich with my pocket change at Publix… I was surprised to have enough money.
We came home and settled in for the afternoon when mother asked if I had picked up her medicine… ah-ho… I forgot. So Mom and I had to go back to town to pick up her prescriptions at SAM’s Pharmacy. I told the woman who waited on us that I had to check and make sure that all the medications were put on the right discount cards, and sure enough they had not run the Nexium on the right card so it was going to cost $232.00 instead of the $15.00 it was supposed to. I pointed this out. The woman told me I should make a list of which medicines go on which card. I said that they should know by now, especially since they over-charged my mother for her medicine for over two years when they had the cards on file. If I had not started taking care of all her medication they would still be ripping her off. I really feel it is their job to run the medications on all the cards each time, if they are not smart enough to note which meds go on which card, so I don’t have to play watchdog every time we go to pick up her prescriptions. It is not like we are new customers. We have been doing business there for years. The thing is that I have gone in and told them which meds go on which cards on several occasions and they did not take the initiative to take notes, this is not my job to get it right. It happens almost every time I go in there, and what if someone else had to go? Would they then automatically rip my mother off. I wish I knew whose pockets were enriched by the overcharges they gave my mother for two years… this amounted to thousands of dollars… I think I might sue them. This was gross negligence and taking advantage of a little old lady. It still irks me no end. I do not need this stress and it is not right that I have the aggravation. I hope maybe you will think twice about SAM’s and Wal-Mart corporation who supposedly do so much good in our communities and care so much about their customers. I still shop there because I save overall by doing so, but I am not thrilled with their hype.
MMM… that’s my rant at the powers that be.
I cooked barbequed chicken, ramen, and sugar snap peas for supper. The chicken was really good.
Well I better post this so it shows up on the right day. You all take care…
Always,
Jo Ann
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