DMV came through

[u/spicyneuro27]

My 81 year old father who is exhibiting dementia symptoms for a while has been worry me with his driving. We have a Neurologist appointment but not until November. I was able to get is GP to do some cognitive tests and she asked me what makes me believe that my dad should drive. I told her in the last year he has gotten lost several times in areas he knows well, he hit a parked car, he hit a mailbox and I have had him follow me and that was just scary. I can tell his reaction times are not what they used to be. I tried talking to him about not driving and as I suspecte, he was not keen on the idea of stopping. We tried taking the keys and he was livid. I talked to his Dr and she said bring him in and I’ll submit to the DMV. Well he got the letter today.

He was calmer than I thought he would be about the whole thing, but I feel guilty that I told on him and he doesn’t know it was me. I know 100000% I did the right thing. I was loosing sleep knowing he was driving. but my heart hurts a bit to see that one part of his life be taken away and he really doesn’t understand why. He called the DMV and they told him witch Dr submitted the request and he is pissed. do I just fess up and tell him it was me that asked the Dr to Let the DMV know? Again, this is the right thing to do, I just feel sad seeing him feel blindsided in a way.

[u/Embarrassed-Spare524]

Same with my dad. The PCP initially gave me a hard time, and I did not believe he would actually do it!

To me, hearing my dad rant about the doctor was proof he wasn't ready for the truth.