Mom and Dad applied for a handicapped permit, since it is somewhat difficult for dad to get around. Well, apparently they lost the first form. They got another one and they assured my sister and I that they did send it in.
So my sister calls me and wants to see me. She had a form for the handicapped permit, for Mom and Dad, filled out by the doctor. The form was signed and, there was a spot where the doctor was asked if there was any reason this person would be considered dangerous while driving.
She had checked yes.
Reason given? Alzheimer's Dementia.
Dad.
Now, I don't see it. Dad is just as forgetful as he has always been. Mike and Maria assure me that there seems to be more. I haven't seen it.
Back to the discussion: Maria called the doctor and she was told this was a mistake. Now, according to my legalistic brother in law, Mike, there could be three reasons for that:
1. The doctor made a mistake. A whopper of a mistake if you ask me!
2. The doctor said that to calm Maria down or to not tell her anything since, by privacy laws and what have you, they can't.
3. The information is true and Mom and Dad have decided not to tell us. This rings true since they do that kind of thing all the time.
Oh, yes, how this affects me and my future has been riding around in my head. But I'll leave that pony alone and move on.
Dad said he got life insurance. But he has not shown me any policy. I need to see it because this is important. I hope he's not making it up. Or worse, this is a trick from the disease . . . if he has it . . . I hate the ambiguousness of it all.
Recap: Mom has two cancers in her body right now - breast and lymphoma. Dad has a sleeping prostate cancer and may or may not have Alzheimer's.
Their parking permit came in today.
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