Accident at courthouse

[Ghostcrawler]

Not long after I divorced the ex, she related to me they (her family) had taken her grandfathers keys away finally, by omission. They told him his Explorer 5.0L engine had blown, not drivable anymore. He had had a custom high-flow intake and exhaust installed on the truck to increase performance in the past, and he drove like a bat out of hell, and he's in his mid 80's. They were scared as heck of him driving because of his declining health making it hard for him to maintain a good perception of the things going on around him.

 

[deewee]

It's a very hard thing to do, but it's for everyone's own safety...mostly the driver.

Yep. Daddy had already voluntarily given up driving after a minor accident when the dementia hit, but after his brain bleed when the dementia was really strong and before they figured out how to fix the bleed, he was gonna drive to McD's for breakfast and I ran ahead of him and sat in the driver's seat and wouldn't move. OH, he was mad. Bless his heart.

(HUG)

 

[stradial]

It's a very hard thing to do, but it's for everyone's own safety...mostly the driver.

Yep. Daddy had already voluntarily given up driving after a minor accident when the dementia hit, but after his brain bleed when the dementia was really strong and before they figured out how to fix the bleed, he was gonna drive to McD's for breakfast and I ran ahead of him and sat in the driver's seat and wouldn't move. OH, he was mad. Bless his heart.

(HUG)

:smiley-signs009:

 

[cptlo]

Very sad for all involved.

In my mom's case, she gave up driving on her own. In fact, she was happy to do it. And we're all much safer on the roads as a result.

 

[lotstodo]

One of the reasons that my aunt is living with us now is that she decided on her own that she should no longer drive.

 

[J-man]

One of the reasons that my aunt is living with us now is that she decided on her own that she should no longer drive.

That's the other side of the issue, when the decision is finally made then someone will have to do the running for them. Sometimes that creates a big challenge for families, especially when they live in rural areas.