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And yes, my folks are going on a road trip. My Mom's plan is do a majority of the driving, except for the more "rural" parts, which she thinks my Dad should still be able to handle. SMH. I wish I was making this all up. I have offered repeatedly to come with to help out and have been shot down every single time. [/quote]

So get your Dad's license suspended and then explain to your mom he probably won't be covered by their insurance anymore and so if she wants to risk him crashing and killing someone and being sued for everything she owns, that is her business. Otherwise she can take his keys and/or disconnect the car battery.

In my case, bluntly telling my mom that I thought she should, and possibly could, be sued for everything if my dad killed someone was what it took for her to get the doctor to tell him not to drive anymore. I have no idea if that was legally even true, but the thought of losing her comfortable retirement was what it took. It's a little gross that imagining him killing a child didn't do it, but whatever.[/quote]

[b]Yeah, I tried that tactic last week... stating that they could lose everything should my Dad cause an accident and harm someone and it comes out he has Alzheimer's. That's when I was told by my Mom, " I am not a child and don't need to be lectured by you."[/b][/quote]

"Mom, you're acting like a child refusing to face facts. This sucks, it's horrible and awful, and I'm here to grieve the loss of Dad's memory and support you in figuring out how to handle Dad's care and all else with you. Part of that support is not looking away from certain big changes that need to happen now and that means taking away dad's keys."[/quote]

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