[NPInfo] I'm appalled!

[Lynda Woiblett]

as far as the driving is concerned...

my mother had been told not to drive (still did anyway)
had her license revoked (still drove anyway)
I explained that her insurance was NOT in effect if she had an accident 
because she did not have a valid license (Drove anyway because she was 
careful and won't have an accident)
Her docs told me to take the car (This would have resulted in the woman  
making 2 phone calls...first to the local Lincoln /Mercury dealer and having 
a new car delivered to her home, and the second would be to the police to 
have me arrested for grand theft/auto.)  I had a problem with this plan.)  I 
finally took the keys and let her believe that she had lost them while I 
finalized arangements for her to move into an ALF.  She never got over her 
anger for me.
Lynn W


>From: "Priscilla Merrill" <prispunnyfnp at metrocast.net>
>Reply-To: NP Info <npinfo at nurse.net>
>To: "'NP Info'" <npinfo at nurse.net>
>Subject: RE: [NPInfo] I'm appalled!
>Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:44:52 -0400
>
>Thanks, Maggie.  Well said and she is so end stage that I think she's 
>beyond
>a home facility but who knows.  She isn't ambulatory at all and sleeps a
>lot.  Alzheimer's is a cruel disease but then, guess they all are.  My last
>pt of the day yesterday had been hit on a road crew along with another
>fellow by an 88 yo man.  The old guy didn't even know he'd hit them!  Kept
>driving and when pulled over asked the officer what was wrong?  Sad!  This
>young man, age 40, will be forever maimed as will the other man.  Same day,
>same small town, in another location, an 82 yo rammed and killed instantly 
>a
>27 yo between his car and his truck.  How sad!  I know it's hard for these
>elders to give up their licenses but a wakeup call to me to be vigilant in
>recommending license removal on some of my pts that I KNOW shouldn't be
>behind the wheel, have been told not to drive, but think they're ok and
>sneak out for small jaunts.  Two sides to every story but this was such a
>tragedy.
>
>Priscilla
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
>Of Maggie Garancosky
>Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:49 AM
>To: NP Info
>Subject: Re: [NPInfo] I'm appalled!
>
>Dear Priscilla,
>
>There is value in not moving her if she is not lacking in care she
>needs/can use. I know that whatever you choose, it will be the right
>decision. Your family is in my prayers.
>
>Maggie
>
>
>Priscilla Merrill wrote:
>
> >Thanks so much!  These tips are all great.  Things are going better and
> >they're letting her nap in bed and my brother wants me to let things be 
>and
> >says he feels she's getting good care and they don't wish to move her at
> >this time.  Sadly, she's so end stage that she's' probably not going to 
>do
> >well anywhere at this point.  I'm taking all this in and will keep you
> >posted.
> >
> >Priscilla
> >
> >
>
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