It is a very difficult situation and that would be putting it mildly. I worked for a man with dementia and his family would not take his condition seriously. He is still driving even after I told them that he drove into oncoming traffic when I was following him one day. It's terrifying that they will not take his keys away and make his s…
It is a very difficult situation and that would be putting it mildly. I worked for a man with dementia and his family would not take his condition seriously. He is still driving even after I told them that he drove into oncoming traffic when I was following him one day. It's terrifying that they will not take his keys away and make his stop "running his business" which he is not doing. He wastes a lot of people's time and it's very frustrating because he cannot understand when you are trying to explain to him that no one is stealing his money or that his checks were stopped because he lost his check book again. Some people do not understand that when you have a family member with dementia, as the child, you have to grow up, be responsible, and be the parent figure.
It's always easier when an elderly parent voluntarily gives up their keys. It's also easier when their doctors tell them they need to give up the keys.
Her first husband was very abusive. I appreciated it so much. & it was extra kind, I had had a 15 year run of alcoholism & she wrote to me during my rehab treatment . Glad she showed faith that I’d stay sober.
It is a very difficult situation and that would be putting it mildly. I worked for a man with dementia and his family would not take his condition seriously. He is still driving even after I told them that he drove into oncoming traffic when I was following him one day. It's terrifying that they will not take his keys away and make his stop "running his business" which he is not doing. He wastes a lot of people's time and it's very frustrating because he cannot understand when you are trying to explain to him that no one is stealing his money or that his checks were stopped because he lost his check book again. Some people do not understand that when you have a family member with dementia, as the child, you have to grow up, be responsible, and be the parent figure.
Thankful for my grandma handing over her keys , years ago, when she started driving thru stop signs in the town she’d lived in for decades.
It's always easier when an elderly parent voluntarily gives up their keys. It's also easier when their doctors tell them they need to give up the keys.
I had just left an abusive husband and she kindly gave me her car .
That was a nice thing for her to do. Nice for you and safer for her.
Her first husband was very abusive. I appreciated it so much. & it was extra kind, I had had a 15 year run of alcoholism & she wrote to me during my rehab treatment . Glad she showed faith that I’d stay sober.
So thankful to hear that she had faith and you had follow through.