Has anyone else had their licence revoked? i wrote about this a bit ago and i wondered if others were affected. I have such a sense of loss over this even though initially it was me that decided not to drive, i felt that I didn’t have a choice, i was so badly affected at the beginning, but now as iv’e learned to live with my difficulties, i thought there may be an adaptation, I went recently to the assessment centre and have now had my licence taken of me. Does anyone else have cognitive issues? i can no longer multi task, my memory is terrible, my reactions are slowed, the fatigue is awful. is there medication to change this? Deep down i know that i wouldn’t be consistently safe , i miss it so much and even dream that i’m driving.
I miss driving terribly, I gave up about ten years ago when I realised due to my cognitive issues I was unsafe. I also seemed to lose my ability to judge distances. I was lucky I only clipped someone’s wing mirror but it was enough to make me see that I needed to give up before I killed someone. I tried again about two years later and I was utterly terrified, I felt as though the car was in control of me…it was weird but enough to make me realise I’d made the correct choice.
Sadly Michelle there’s no medication for the things you list…if only!
I also gave up driving years ago, and still miss having the independence of jumping in my car and going round the shops, but I wanted to be the one to decide when I stopped, and it was the right time for me.
After being on the M5 this weekend coming home after a few days at the seaside, and witnessing how some people drive, I do not think I would have the confidence to do it now, even without ms.
Hope Fraser has recovered from his nasty illness, and you are both out and about again.
Thanks everyone for replying, I’m not sure why but it makes me feel tonnes better that i’m not on my own, ive really grieved this one. My 9 year old son had just passed , im so pleased for him, it was especially hard for him because he has aspergers syndrome and suffers anxiety, not all of his instructors understood him, but eventually he found a driving instructor who was understanding and very patient . He cant drive my motability car just yet, he has to wait 12 months, i have open insurance so my Carers can drive me. Still even though i can no longer drive i still feel that it was one of my biggest achievements.
Funnily enough Michelle, I’ve just had my licence renewed for the next three years. But I won’t drive. It’s just something of my old life I can hang on to. The way I see it, every trip out is an adventure and buses and trains are part of it. I’m retired, separated and have bags of time. I am Mr slow which makes a change from school teaching.
Really feel for you Michelle,.I made the decision to stop driving a few yr ago and it was such a bloody hard thing to do.But i know it was the right decision for me as i just wasn’t safe to drive anymore i felt my reactions were not quick enough, and i did not feel safe driving.
I loved driving it gave me back some independence when i could no longer walk much.so to have to give it up was not an easy thing to do.i still miss it and hate having to rely on others for lifts.But as bad as i felt i would have felt a lot worse if i had continued to drive and caused an accident.
My neuro said i was still ok to drive i told him i wasn’t going to risk it.