Archive for September, 2009

Taking Away the Car from Mom – Part 2

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Mom’s car continued to sit in disrepair while my husband and I tried to figure out what to do.  Since she is a dementia patient with Alzheimer’s disease, we did not want to fix it and have it available to tempt Mom into driving.
We came up with two options.  We could tell Mom we would [...]

Taking Away the Car from Mom – Part 1

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

I think everyone with a dementia patient in the family has had to deal with the car issue.  When a person gets to the point they should not be driving, it may be obvious to others, but not them.
In Mom’s situation her Alzheimer’s and dementia have been gradual.  When she moved in with us, her [...]