Pre-diagnosis OTC Meds

The situation which brought Mathew and his cats from his apartment in Tampa to Zephyrhills Hospital and then to my sister’s home in Dade City meant that his belongings had been packed in a hurry. So those first few days home, I spent some time unpacking his books, clothes and repacking items for going through later.

Here and there, so few at first, that it didn’t dawn on me what I was finding, I came across over the counter meds, for back pain, gas, itching. As I started putting them all in one place and the pile started to grow I realized I was finding all the ways Mathew had been trying to control his symptoms. I can’t tell you how heartbreaking this was for me. It still makes me feel sad that my son had suffered so much before we found a doctor that took his medical complaints seriously.

Here is a picture of many of them....some were thrown away at some point. I know that he also had coconut oil for oil pulling, and fruit and vegetable gummies.