My father is 100% dependent on a pace maker. His cardiologist office called and said they needed to do an urgent adjustment to his unit. He jumped in his car and drove 75 miles to the clinic.
I handled it this way: Dad, if your pace maker had gone out, what happens?
"I don't live". If you had died while driving, how many innocent lives could you have taken with you? He said he hadn't thought of that and agreed to call one of us to drive him in the future. He is 87.
If they are still self-aware enough of the repercussions of their actions, this may help the discussion.
James Q
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James Quayhagen
1963 Bonneville Safari - Nocturne Blue, 4-speed
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