Are you still driving?

[falalalala]

I almost miss it😅

[erash]

not driving and I do miss the independence of just running out to do an errand 🏎️

[falalalala in reply to erash]

Yep, me too.

The last time I tried, I felt that the brakes were too sensitive-not my my foot droppin' lead foot.😂

[hairbrain4]

Yes, I still drive in town but its a small town of only 5,600 people. So just because I dosed off while driving home & hit a culvert sign, my husband won't let me go out of town by myself. Oh & it was in a no phone zone so I had to wait for someone to stop & help me change a tire that went flat in the process. At least I had my 2 pups with me to keep me company. That was about 12 years ago.

[falalalala in reply to hairbrain4]

At least you had an excuse for blasting the sign.

I've hit things while wide awake.😂😂

[AquaZumbaFan in reply to falalalala]

😆me too!

[hairbrain4 in reply to falalalala]

That's not good. But at least you saw it coming & knew what you hit. I didn't have a clue that I drug the sign underneath my car back across to my side of the road.😎

[twooldcrows]

ahhahahahahhahahahaa.....yes i bet it does ...hahhahaha....slow down so you don't get hurt ...i know all the slow pokes make me want to go 80 but once i realize i am going that fast i think of the price of the ticket if i get caught ...hahhahahahha...stay safe...take a deep breath in and slowly let it out ..ahahhahhahaha....loves the funnies...

[falalalala in reply to twooldcrows]

😀

[agate]

I'm not still driving but then I never was driving. I took driving lessons and was doing well but knew I needed more practice with parallel parking. I didn't pass the driving test but feel sure I could have passed it with a bit more practice (more lessons, which I'd have had to pay for). In a big city like Chicago where I lived at the time, a car was often more of a problem than a help, and many people opted not to have cars. I was one of them.

[NorasMom in reply to agate]

Eek! I was a passenger in a car one time, going from South Bend to Chicago, and I swore I would never do it again. I'd rather be on the DC Beltway. In a snowstorm with bald tires. I kept my eyes shut the whole time. Smart move on your part!

[falalalala in reply to agate]

I can understand that.

[Turtlepie]

I am still driving but not at night and late afternoon when my eyes get blurry and the fatigue sets in

[Cwright170994]

Way back in 2012/13, I was trying to learn how to drive. However, I started having simple partial seizures, and knew it was unsafe for me to learn, without even having a doctor diagnose me until 2014! I now have tonic-clonics, and got a letter from my neurologist saying I'm not medically allowed to drive. Thats ok, because I have an uncle who has had tonic clonics all his life, and so he's never been allowed to drive. However, my husband can drive, and he's once had me reverse his car a small amount for some reason 🤔 His family are all drivers, and his dad is always free to get me to appointments. I do miss learning, being behind the wheel, but I know it's for the best. Get me in my manual wheelchair and allow me to go down a slope, that's fun in itself! Learned how fun it was when I had it during my 27 day stay in a hospital that has a slope going from the main entrance to my ward 🤣 had to buy a pair of biking gloves just to stop me wearing out my sleeves 🤣

[falalalala in reply to Cwright170994]

😅😅

[CatsandCars in reply to Cwright170994]

Have I seen you doing death-defying stunts in your wheelchair on YouTube? 🤣

[Cwright170994 in reply to CatsandCars]

🤣🤣🤣 I wish! I don't have the guts to do that 🤣 I didn't even have the energy to complete a "race" with a long-time wheelchair bound young man when me and my husband went to get our "legal permission to marry" from the council 🤣 the guy said, "aw, that's cheating!" When he saw my husband pushing me 🤣

[CatsandCars in reply to Cwright170994]

Aw! 🤣

[melack01]

I wasn't except to follow my husband to the car mechanic to leave it or something. But my husband got food poisoning and I had to start doing the grocery shopping by myself etc. He's better now but now I am a bit more confident about being able to drive at least in town.

[CatsandCars in reply to melack01]

I'm happy for you. 😊

[bxrmom]

I don't drive and I miss it..being able to leave to gorun an errand or even just a dr's appt instead of having to ask someone to take me or arrange transportation. I haven't driven since 2008

[CatsandCars in reply to bxrmom]

You have my heartfelt sympathy, bxrmom!

[MSFlea]

I just drive in my small town. I'm hoping that I'll get on a better fatigue med and slowly will be able to try driving further... but several other things will have to get better for that to happen too, such as the sudden headaches and dizziness... so I don't know if that will happen or not. I miss it. I am driving around my small town more than I was just a month ago, and I feel a little bit more independent for it... but it takes a toll as well. It really wears me out. I can't plan on doing any thing else that day that will cost me more spoons. 🧡

[CatsandCars in reply to MSFlea]

Good luck. I hope you can get back to driving farther! ❤️

[stepsforNeeC]

Wow….🙏 Philadelphia gives new meaning to Pot Holes 😪

[AquaZumbaFan]

Yep, still driving.. about the furthest I’ve driven by myself was 1.5 hours from the house.. my gym is about 45 minutes and pt is a little further.. such is life in the rural world. Thank God for cruise control and the extra safety features in the car to not run up on people etc

[Kenu]

Very thankful I am still driving after 29 years with MS 🙏 Prefer driving during the day but I can drive at night also. Did a 13 hour drive a little while back and that was plenty. Try to stay 6-8 hours max now and feel fortunate that I can still drive like that when I need to. I went last year for 3 months not being able to drive because of surgery and about went crazy 🤪. The freedom of driving 👍🏼🥰

[CatsandCars in reply to Kenu]

I'm happy you can still drive Kenu. I'll call you when I need a lift! 🤣

[CatsandCars]

A few months ago, I had a really good day. We were leaving to go to one of my appointments, and I asked my husband if he would mind if I drove. He was surprised, but more than fine with it, because he knows that not driving has been pretty heartbreaking for me. I drove there and back, about 30 minutes, and my hubby said I did great. He even high-fived me! 🥰 I haven't driven since then, though. Between the meds I've been taking lately for horrible spasticity, and cog fog, driving has become a really rare thing. ☹️

[CatsandCars]

You seem to have a special talent for finding terrifying images of wildlife lately, falalalala!

I'm going to PT for my neck now...I'll tell Steve you said hi. 🤣🤣

[falalalala in reply to CatsandCars]

😂😂

[mrsmike9]

My husband's driving drives me nuts! I even had a dream about it a week ago. I punched him in his arm which woke ME up, not him!

[falalalala]

😆😆😆

[Mosmom33]

I gave up driving about 1-1/2 years ago, sold my car. I miss running errands and going to the store when I want to. Thank goodness for grocery delivery.