Hi, my dad was diagnosed with early dementia 18 months ago and he is deteriorating slowly. However, as yet we have not contacted the DVLA about his driving because he insists we may as well just kill him if they take his car away. He doesn't drive far usually but has got seriously lost twice in the last six months - the most recent being last week when he should have been in Redbourn, Herts but was found in Inner London. He gets very upset and frustrated and then blames my mum for getting him diagnosed. As far as he is concerned he is fully, physically fit (which for an 81 year old he is) but he cannot understand that although he can drive he is having problems processing the information around him because of his memory problems. I want the DVLA to be advised and let them make a decision but my mum and brother don't because it upsets dad.
I have upset them all by suggesting its time to give up the car. Help - what do you think?
I have upset them all by suggesting its time to give up the car. Help - what do you think?