2025-06-15 – News – www.theguardian.com
Accepting you can no longer do things is a huge deal, so this will need to be handled very sensitively
• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a reader
My mother-in-law is still driving. After a near miss a few months ago, we told her she was no longer to drive with our children in her car, and we were grateful that she immediately agreed – but also puzzled that she didn’t consider stopping altogether.
A year ago she developed cataracts and was told to stop driving. She coped well, using her free bus pass and walking, which she doesn’t mind doing and knows is good for her health. However, when the cataract had been treated, the doctor told her she could drive again.
