Time To Take Away Dad’s Car Keys?
Last fall, Gordon Yeager, 94, and his wife, Norma, 90, died together, holding hands in the Iowa hospital where
they had been taken after a car accident. The final chapter of the couple’s seven-decade love story made
headlines
around the world. What the fulsome tributes to the couple’s 72-year marriage generally failed to note was that the crash nearly ended another long love story. The Yeagers lost their lives after Gordon failed to obey a stop sign and plowed into the car of Charles and Barbara Clapsaddle, who have been married for 38 years. Charles was uninjured, but Barbara’s neck was broken. Fortunately, she can still walk. After a long hospitalization and rehabilitation, she has returned home where she slowly continues to recover/
Emily Yoffe
, Slate.
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Question: Have you ever had a discussion with your parents or grandparents re: need to quit driving?
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