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[quote=Anonymous]I had a coworker whose FIL had developed Alzheimer's and was still driving.  He was in a retirement place that also have assisted living.  One morning he took another lady living in the assisted living portion for a "drive".  They were stopped by one cop on a hwy going the wrong way about 4-5am.  Later there was a report they were stopped by another cop going the wrong way on an interstate about 5-6 am.  Then there were no reports until lunch time.  At this point some people at a shop noticed the confused elderly couple wondering down a busy street.  He had driven to another city 55 miles away and eventually ran out of gas. They then left the car and had started wondering.

The coworker and her family were worried all day until they were notified that they were found.  The other family was so upset that their mother had been taken, coworkers FIL was kicked out of the place he was living.  The family finally realized that they needed to take his keys away.

It is hard, but you don't want your dad doing this.  Driving the wrong way could have easily killed someone as well as them. Also, wondering around lost they could have ended up easily getting hurt.[/quote]

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