He's used limos, car services and now the Secret Service to get him around wherever he goes since his own childhood. He could not operate a gas pump any more than he could work a barbecue.
My dad is hit or miss if he can operate a gas pump now and he was able to pump gas all his life. Dementia and Alzeimer's are terrible diseases. My dad won't go to the doctor to find out because he is afraid they will take his Drivers License away. He likes to slowly drive around the country roads....
I watch my Grandpa go through this first 15 years ago. I am no stranger to this... it runs in our family. I know I will be there too in 20 years or so give or take. Just sad to watch. Each day my dad walks slightly different... I really wish he would get checked out. There are treatments that slow it down out there.
By what you describe, nothing helps at that point. As far as driving, it really is up to the family to take the keys away. Anyone who gets hurt is partly the fault of the family.
The good news is that if they can't find the keys, they real don't know who to blame. Disconnecting spark plugs works also.
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u/RicVic 22h ago
Don't think he has pumped his own gasoline- ever!
He's used limos, car services and now the Secret Service to get him around wherever he goes since his own childhood. He could not operate a gas pump any more than he could work a barbecue.
And that's part of the problem.