We traveled for Christmas, and a family member who’ll remain nameless forgot to bring my suitcase down to the car to pack it. No luggage = no medication. I still take 2 medications at low doses for my pain disorder, so this was a problem.

Here’s a secret to know…

You can ask a pharmacy for a 1 or 2 day “emergency supply” of medication when this happens. Or, if you run out of a medication and have no refills left on the prescription, this will work too, until you can have your doctor call in another prescription. If you use a national pharmacy with a database, it’s fairly easy to get a few doses to cover you, even if you’re out of town. Pharmacies sometimes even provide a dose or 2 for free. (Unfortunately, they’re unable to do this for narcotics.)

So a quick trip to CVS and my problem was solved. And I still get to tease my husband about his “senior moment.”