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[quote=Anonymous]Good advice to say you are one accident away from getting sued and losing everything.

I am in the same position as the OP. My elderly mother recently had a stroke and wants to drive again. I found some good advice and this helpful video: How to Get Back To Driving After Stroke https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe5asWMiUWo

Here's my plan

- Go with my mother to her next appointment with PCP. Tell the PCP that Mom wants to drive again and ask for advice. Is she medically cleared to drive? Any cognitive, vision, physical concerns that need to be evaluated and addressed first? Share my concerns about slow reaction time, stiffness, weakness, mental and physical fatigue.

- Ask PCP for prescription for evaluation by a "OT driving rehab specialist" (here is a list of them in Virginia https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cdrslist.pdf)

- Press PCP to tell my mother that she cannot drive until she passes the OT evaluation or else the doctor will report her to the DMV. The OT might decide my mother should never drive again or my mother could possibly drive after some rehab. [/quote]

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