Re: When to stop driving.

[David Moreland <davelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:58 PM 6/21/98 EDT, you wrote:


>I am sure if the time comes that I should stop driving, it will not be
easy to
>give it up, at this point I prefer anyone else to drive, as I typically drive
>a few hundred miles a week while doing my service calls.

A few years ago, prior to my pallidotomy, I used to have sieges of severe
dyskinesia. I did not know when they wer comming. I never had a real
problem ina car but I came to the conclusion that while under a severe
diskinetic condition I doubted if I could be a safe driver so I went to the
Motor Vehicles Division offlce and turned in my Drivers License. I went
withoput a DR for about three years. After  my pallidotomy I went back to
Motor Vehicles and retook all the tests and was issued  a new DR. I still
don't drive when I'm off but with Sinemet CR and Mirapex that is not very
often. I think that If you ask the question "am I a Safe Driver in my
condition?" It's probably time to hang it up. My wife of 35 years, Sue does
most of the driving and that does not bother me in the least. A couple of
weks age she got her first traffic ticket I think that she is a pretty good
driver
Yours and His

David L.Moreland 55/10
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