Driving with Mom

Ever since I was in High School my mom has super fun little cars. She had a pearl white Mitsubishi Eclipse convertable that I would try to take out on Friday nights with my friends. We would usually end up with her driving and us in the back seat at Sonic or something with the top down. In College she got a pearl white convertable PT Cruiser that she would run around town in (I don't like PT cruisers but that was definitely the coolest one there was!) Then mom got a pearl white VW Beetle covertable (are you seeing the trend yet?!!)  that she would whisk around town in. We would take it out on Spring Saturdays with the top down for a little shopping adventure after meeting Nana and Grandy at the Dixie Pig. Last year mom got a ...wait for it... BLACK VW Eos Convertable (of course) for her to drive. She said she just loves to drive something with the wind blowing through her hair. I have Always ALWAYS loved spending days riding around with my mom in her cars. She has always loved to drive. When I am not with her I have this vision of her whipping about town in her little car jamming to some music and on a nice day with her top down. (The car's not hers... although with her you never know!)

This week mom went back to see the Dr. in Dallas who diagnosed her with Dementia. Over all the appointment was pretty good, However he did tell her that she can no longer drive her car. She has been really heartbroken about it and I have too! It seems like a step in the completely wrong direction. She can't drive?! That's ridiculous my mom LOVES to drive her car. I keep thinking that surely if the Dr.  KNEW how much she loved to drive he would change his mind. I am sad for her. I am hearbroken for her.

I just made contact with the Alzheimer's association to get her involved, to get her an outlet out of the house, to give her something to do during the day and now she can't drive herself there. My mom is 52 and 11 month's and can no longer drive her car. Something is very wrong with this!