Elderly Drivers

There are many more surveys out there, that confirm this. But I actually think there are some good younger workers out there, because there Elderly dad taught them right.

Oh, bad teeth is because they were to lazy to brush there teeth before they went to bed. Thats a good question, how many drivers brush there teeth before they go to bed?

 

Yup there out there...

just few and far in between.

 

I've been 20,30,40,50,60.When all you folks who haven't get here talk to me. I can tell you what it's like to be younger,been there. Can you tell me what it is like to be older?With the health problems I have had I am tickled to death just to see another birthday.

 

I give mine a bath. In a cup. I freakin HATE growing older. I'm now paying for my mispent youth. At least dentaly.

 

We will remember that when you get old to Your day will come I see your 53... a few more years an some of us will be saying the same about you. Just for general info, my wifes grandfather befor he passed , was 73 an i swear he drove better than most 50 yr olds. But then again theres exceptions to every rule

 

My Dad was a cop in LA. When he taught me to drive, he was the best driver I'd ever seen and not just due to my lack of experience at the time. He always judged the situations and adjusted. In his 30's and 40's, he was the yardstick I measured myself against. But due to a lifetime of injuries, he aged quickly and passed away at 62. By the time he was 50, his skills had gone to pot. Partly due to his medications, he no longer would "read the road and traffic" as he'd taught me to do. As such he started making mistakes that resulted in more accidents.

Thank God, my Dad was a logical man. I talked to him frankly about it and he let me and my Mom take over the driving for him. He hated giving up the independence, but sure loved the extra time with his son and grandkids. I just pray that I grow up to be half the man he was.

 

My mother -in - law was 92 when she passed. My wife and I brought her in to our home, knowing she developed Dementia, which then turned to Alzheimer's. Every where we went, mom went with us. At night it took 15 minutes to get her up stairs, into the bathroom. My wife had to wash here down, change her diapers, take her teeth out, put her pajamas on her, and then we would tuck her in. All of that took about an hour every night. In the morning, do it all over again, then try and get her down the stairs. When she looks down the stairs from the top landing, she gets scared so it takes a lot longer to get her down. Then we have to make her breakfast, TRY and get her Meds. down. She sometimes would not swallow, she would just hold her Meds. in her mouth. Then the food would get cold. Towards the end of her life, I had to carry her sometimes up the stairs, and down the stairs. My wife had her in the bathroom and Mom would just drop to the floor, and my wife is not strong enough to pick her up, so she had to camp out on the bathroom floor till I got home 11 hours later, then I would pick her up. I refused to have Mom live in a bedroom, I insisted she come down stairs and view life. We went to the Store, doctors, family, friends, night out, and Mom was with us every part of the day. Where ever we went, mom went with us. We had to call the Ambulance 5 times in her time with us, because of medical problems. We have spent many weeks in the Hospital with Mom. My wife was there all day and night sometimes. When mom got back home, she could not move very well. My wife would wake me up at, 10pm, 11pm, 12am, 1am, 2am, and say, "I fell asleep, we need to get mom up and change her, the put her back in bed. I get up at 3:15am Mon-Fri.to go to work. There is a lot more involved in taking care of the Elderly. We have sat down, MANY times and cried, we just cant do this anymore. We just cant do this anymore. We said those words so many times. Mom passed away in March 5, 2010.
We had mom with us for 8 years.

 

The sad fact is........

this country is one of the worst for caring for their elderly parents.

It's a shame.........

 

Physician assisted euthanasia should absolutely be an option in certain cases. Pets are allowed to die painlessly and with more dignity than most human beings.

 

I'm not sure about euthanasia, but I do believe that we allow -- and in many cases encourage -- doctors to prolong a person's suffering existence when they would better serve their patients by offering palliative care and allow death to occur in a more natural way.

Sometimes I think man creates as many problems as he solves.