Lois gets herself into medical records book

Lois Calvert reckons she's old, frail and falling to bits at the seams.
The 79-year-old has got a string of medical conditions and takes about 24 pills a day.
All this has meant that if she collapses and needs urgent treatment from paramedics, they wouldn't know where to start.
Until now, that is.
The Rotary Club of Rotorua has teamed up with St John Ambulance to bring to Rotorua a potentially life-saving tool.
It's called the Emergency Medical Information Book and is a handy compact plastic sleeve with pages of vital information inside, such as the person's medical history, medication, doctor, allergies and next of kin.
The booklets have fridge magnets on the backs, giving St John staff an easily recognised first port of call if they find themselves struggling to find out information from a patient.
As a community service, Rotary has paid $2000 for 1000 packs and has given 250 of them to St John Ambulance to deliver to people they think will most benefit.
The rest of the booklets will be given to doctors, rest homes and other service providers to hand out to those at risk - such as the sick and elderly living alone.
St John Ambulance acting area manager Rob Andrews said the packs could save someone's life.
"A lack of information has made things difficult for ambulance staff. When we could have been treating people immediately we have had to take them to a medical facility because we don't know what medication they're taking.
"They might be lying there on the floor having had a stroke, heart attack or fallen off a ladder and we're yelling 'what pills are you taking?'. They might manage to say 'I take the big blue ones in the morning, red one at midday and the white ones at night'. That means nothing to us."
Rotary Club of Rotorua past president and former district governor Bruce Scott said he wanted to bring the booklets to Rotorua because he had heard about their benefits in Australia where they were instigated.
They had since been successfully introduced in Wellington and Whangarei.
Meanwhile, Mrs Calvert stuck her booklet on her fridge as soon as she received it.
Although she has diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis and an enlarged heart, she also has a great sense of humour
"I'm just old and falling apart at the seams.
"I wanted my girlfriend and I to go out and celebrate my 80th birthday in September. I'm not 80 until March but I don't think I'll make it to then," she joked.
She immediately saw the benefits of the booklet.
"There's nothing worse than having someone shout in your ear 'what medication are you on, dear' when you're feeling like you're dying."
* Anyone wanting an Emergency Medical Information Book can ring St John on (07) 348 6286.