A few days away from the hospital only to become a patient myself
I headed to South Florida (or G-d's waiting room as it's sometimes known) on Wednesday for a few days. I was staying with my 92 yr old grandmother which meant very loud television and her kicking my ass at Scrabble as well as side trips to the casino so she could win at something new and different.
I survive several days of trips up and down the FL turnpike, and many close encounters in shopping centre parking lots. Only to be rear-ended in my rented Prius by an 80 year old in her 40-cylinder, 6-ton Cadillac at the end of the trip. While I was stopped. At a traffic light.
The Prius' battery compartment suffered big damage while my neck and back now require PRN oxycodone to keep me from weeping. What is it with the State of Florida giving licensed to all of these elderly drivers??? Why do the physicians keep signing off as they're supposed to do? they're dangerous. All of them. My grandmother still drives around town at 92 and she will eventually hit someone as her car drifts too far to the right ALL the time!
Something needs to stop. As a health care professional, I can tell you a 92 year old has no business driving. Their reaction time is crap, hearing is crap and they often can't see properly. Something really has to change. My back is proof of it...
