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Do you miss driving?

David1946
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The doctor said I should not be driving so my wife took my keys away and I do miss driving. To help me feel better my wife will let me have my keys during the day ( It feels good to have them in my pocket even though I don't drive) After dinner I give the keys back to my wife and she does let me know where they are so if I wonder i will not be able to "steal the car". The only good thing about not driving is sitting in the passenger side seat is I get to see things I could not see when I was driving.

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  • Iris L.
    Iris L. Member Posts: 4,649
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    I enjoy leaving the driving to someone else, if he/she is a careful driver.

    Iris

  • David1946
    David1946 Member Posts: 990
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    My wife does not like driving but she has accepted the fact that I cannot drive and I feel comfortable with her driving.

  • zmnla63
    zmnla63 Member Posts: 24
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    I do miss driving at times. I used to love driving on the back roads singing along with the radio. It relaxed me.

    My DH was a truck driver and he looked forward to retiring and having me do most of the driving. Talk about changing plans.

  • David1946
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    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/197301#Comment_197301


  • GWB
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    I am getting close to turning over my keys to my beloved Honda Civic. Besides my cat and of course Kimmy, she is my love. But man I will miss our years of road-tripping.

  • David1946
    David1946 Member Posts: 990
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    I gav e yup my keys the day I was diagnosed last November I really do not miss driving that much (I drove as a mailman for a living). I feel sorry for my wife she does not really like driving but now it is all up to her.

  • Janutt
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    I did at first but now I’m fine with not driving. I couldn’t even imagine driving now. People drive too fast and I would get lost

  • David1946
    David1946 Member Posts: 990
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    That's how I feel too

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
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