No more driving!

One of the most difficult days for mom was the day she gave up her driver's license. The family had been concerned for some time about her ability to drive but no-one wanted to be "the one" to make the call to I.C.B.C.
She was in an accident that she caused and her car was a write-off. She was uninjured thank-fully and I assumed at that time she would gladly give up driving. When she started asking me to take her car shopping, I gently suggested maybe it was time. She was furious with me! She bought a car, a few months went by and with her move closer to me, I knew I could take care of any errands that required driving. Her brand new car had huge scrapes on both sides.
I talked to our doctor and they gave her a medical and declared her fit to drive. BUT a few weeks later, a letter arrived telling her she had to take a road test. Coincidence? I think not...
The test day arrived. I dropped mom off at the government building and said I would be back in a half hour. When I arrived, she was waiting and looking very sad. The instructor told me she had failed the test in less than 10 minutes. I was so relieved until he told us she could take a course and retake the test. Mom considered it over a week-end and decided on her own that she would stop driving. Another sign of aging. More independence gone.