Pills

Had a bit of a shock when my mom seemed to not understand what to do with pills. She takes pills regularly at Silverado, but out of context, when I gave her some Advil to take for a stiff neck while we were at the Co-op, she held the pills in her mouth, swished them around a few times, then started chewing them. Finally I got her to eat some more of her Nanaimo bar--to help her get the swallowing process going again--and she said it tasted funny. No wonder. But an hour later she said her neck felt fine, so I guess it was worth it?