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No more Driving

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Sep 9 6:33pm | Replies (131)

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@coping123

My husband with LBD still provides me with turn-by-turn driving instructions - punctuated with “stop”, “go”, “yield”, etc. I can’t even describe for angry & frustrated that made me at first! Now I view it as a positive - he knows where we are & where we are going. And he still recognizes traffic signs. So it’s a good gauge of his lucidity. The challenge is to never accept what he says without first checking for myself - especially at an intersection! In some small way, tolerating his driving guidance validates & makes him feel useful.

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Your comment is well received. Actually, we've always been each other's back seat driver.

My husband also "helps me drive" and I always thank him for his help;-)