Stop Smoking Patches

After my dad got put into the ICU last week by his doctor, he was put onto those nicotine stop smoking patch things - we have the Kroger brand Nicotine Transdermal System patches and they seem to be working great - particularly with a small bowl of M&Ms or dinner mints to give him something to nibble when the urge for a smoke strikes. I went and dropped $16 into assorted candy that he can munch on.

The patches have a side effect of very realistic dreams, my dad swearing that he had shot a mean dog that attacked him in the yard the first night, but otherwise they seem to be doing a good and generally side-effect free job. And he's not getting mad at us over not having a ciggarette. YES!!! That was my concern was that he would be an intollerable bear to live with, but he's not getting grouchy about no ciggarettes.