My dad was diagnosed with dementia a couple of months ago and is due to have a CT scan next week. My mum has got cataract on both eyes. Here is the hard bit. Dad wants his driving licence renewed and wants me to do it for him!!
When he saw the memory nurse he told her he'd stopped driving, which he had but only because the battery was flat! I'd made the car sorn so they didn't need to decide straight away to get rid of it. He has swung back and forth on it going. Last week he told me to arrange selling it so I phoned the garage where it came from, they were interested but when I went to get the paperwork my dad has hidden it and said he wants to keep it.
His licence ran out last month, he's 79 and I don't think should drive. My mum has had a letter come in the post saying hers is due to be renewed in June which has prompted my dad about his. Mum doesn't want to drive now but is worried that if he gets his and she doesn't. It must say in this letter about renewing it online and he's convinced I will do it for them both. Sadly he's never been the most reasonable person if you disagree with him so with dementia it's worse. I won't do it for him but I'm not sure the best way to go about explaining it. Would his GP need to get involved? Anyone had experience with this?? Thanks
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sunny67 · 10/04/2014 18:12
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