I am at my mom’s and she has had such a good day, like her old normal self, that I am questioning my own sanity. It is hard to imagine this is the same woman who just a week ago couldn’t remember how my brother was related to her… I need to be reminded that I did the right thing by asking her doctor to take away her driving privileges! She is going to receive that letter within the next few days and man, is she going to be devastated. And right now I feel so bad because she seems like she could drive cross country and back with no issues. What the?
It’s temporary . She will decline.
She can’t be allowed to drive , she could snap back into confusion at any time including while behind the wheel.
You did the right thing.
Dementia is the disease that makes the caregiver feel crazy at times. It’s the disease with tentacles that squeezes the life out of the caregivers as well as the person with dementia.