Have you ever heard the joke, “Mental illness is inherited, you get it from your kids”? I think the comedian got it wrong, you get it from your children and your parents.

My Dad had a quarterly check up at his primary care doctor today. She did a “mini-mental” test on him. I’m familiar with them because we often to them at work to assess our residents. We usually move residents to a higher level of care when they do poorly on the memory tests. My Dad failed miserably.

The doctor will report the results to the DMV and the DMV will probably revoke Dad’s driver’s license. Man is he angry! I can’t say that I blame him but I have been worried about him driving. So, of course he’s mad at me too since I take him to this doctor and I also chose her since his last doctor would have let him die last year.

So, it’s been a grand morning. The doctor gave Dad Aricept which is an Alzheimer drug. Aricept is supposed to help maintain memory but there really is no cure for Alzheimer’s. I know my Dad will continue to drive even if the DMV says he cannot. I am not sure how this will all work out but I know I need your prayers. I broached the subject of buying his car from him. I’ll let it rest a few days and then talk to him again. So, please pray for this too. The car will need to be taken away if he’s really going to stop driving. And, then the issue is how will they get around? I’m afraid this might fall to Mark since he’s home during the day. And I’ll have to take them for groceries on the weekend.

Thanks for reading this far and thanks for praying.

Barb