poor guy?.....he’s 97 and has dementia and he’s out driving around?.....if he kills a little 5 yro then what?...
A poor guy with dementia often doesn’t know that there is anything wrong with him.
That’s what dementia is.
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In some states it’s legal to drive with diagnosed early stage dementia. And getting a license taken away from an afflicted and impaired family member who refuses to give up driving can be a difficult and painful road, and that’s if the family isn’t in denial or refuses to get involved.
Last June, my 91 yo dad got lost coming home from a quick trip to a local orchard for baked goods. He ended up on the other side of the state. We received a call from a wonderful deputy at 6 am the following day who told us he was safe, and by the way he said, had immensely enjoyed his conversation with him, no doubt about his war stories, especially the one where he was hiding in a barn loft while 4 Germans searched the barn. “They never looked up!” After my brother told him he had been the lead story on the news as they were walking out of the sheriff’s office, he stopped and said “I better lay low until this thing blows over”. He said he must have taken a wrong turn. Needless to say, we took his keys and he hasn’t driven since. He really doesn’t have dementia, he just doesn’t like to ask for directions, lol. He celebrates his 92nd birthday this Thursday, Dec. 28.