Sunday, February 1, 2015

Too old and demented to drive?

Easter Sunday 2012 we present for emergency hospitalization. You are hypoxic, fluid overloaded, confused. Emergency dialysis is performed. It ends up as a 3 week hospitalization, with more than one call from the hospital staff, late at night, as your confusion creates problems controlling you in the hospital.
When you are discharged it is recommended that you not drive until there is a driving evaluation.
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For the 6 weeks that home care came it was easy to get you to agree that you were home-bound, and shouldn't be driving.
Around the 6 week mark I schedule the appointment for an expert driving evaluation, which you surprisingly agree to do.  It is a 3-4 hour test, including testing on signs, vision, and actually driving.  The recommendation is made that you NOT drive.
We are informed you are blind in one eye.  We are informed that the driving instructor had to intervene, to avoid a collision, during the test drive phase of the test

You are so angry I thought you were going to hit the instructor. I quickly escort you out of the facility.  Of course, I don't give you your keys back.

The primary care doctor and the state revoke the drivers license, on the basis of the drivers test.

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What a surprise to realize you have made a charge at the local grocery store.  How did you get there?

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The Buxx card shows a charge to a locksmith.  You hired a locksmith to break into your car, and make you new car keys.

I must complement you on your  cunning.   Of course, you were driving without a valid license.

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You don't believe that the drivers license has been revoked.  You blame me.  You also blame the nephrologist (who had nothing to do with it)

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