Patch Inspection

Little Kat has been prescibed some medication to help him concentrate at school. In prior years, he just took a pill. But it upset his stomach. So we switch to a patch that he can wear. It feeds him the drugs he needs to stay ADD-free. Momoko has to refill his patch prescription at a frequent pace. She normally goes to the drug store once a month.

Some of Little Kat's teachers have commented that he just does not seem focused. Then it hit Momoko. She has not bought any new patches since last March. The verdict? Little Kat is not wearing his patches. He gave some excuse about the patches causing bad side effect.

Deciding to not wear the patches is not something Little Kat is authorized to do. If he has some problems with the patch, he is supposed to alert Momoko. Then she will make a decision or consult the specialist who prescribed the patches. We informed Little Kat that he needed to be wearing his patches, and that we would be inspecting him randomly.

Today I sat ouside our front house. Got there a bit before Little Kat's bus arrives around the corner. I saw a couple boys from our street who normally ride the bus with Little Kat. I said hi to them. Eventually Little Kat came strolling around the corner.

I was playing my iPhone game, but keeping an eye on Little Kat as he arrived. I did not want him to try and sneak a patch on his body if he had not worn one today. Once he got inside, he showed me that he had his patch on his thigh. Now I got to think of another time to do a sneak inspection on his patch.