The article highlights concerns about an elderly mother-in-law's driving after cataract treatment, emphasizing the risks involved. Although she agreed to stop driving with grandchildren, she continues to drive, believing it makes her useful and independent. Family members are worried about her safety and the safety of others on the road. They are torn between supporting her autonomy and addressing the potential dangers of her driving. The narrative stresses the social and familial impacts of elderly driving and the importance of discussing safety pragmatically, likening it to the removal of dangerous weapons.
We live slightly farther away than her other children, who help her the most with finances and some practical things.
However, we feel the risks to herself and the community outweigh any inconvenience to the wider family.
If we were talking about a gun, no one would hesitate over taking it off her. Yet a car can also kill.
All her life my mother-in-law has been useful, and she is very proud that her four children have grown up to also be kind, helpful people.
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