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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Lido Beach, NY
Posts: 47
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Lido Beach, NY
Posts: 47
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Can't drive at night either
I am 49 had MS over 25 years had ON 3 times last about 7 years ago. Just in the last year maybe year and a half I have noticed more difficulty driving at night. For me it is not only a low vision thing but my eyes are very light sensitive (bright lights) and when I have a ton of headlights shining in my face I have a tendency to get sort of dicombobulated; miss seeing exit signs & get lost, wander over the highway lines. I CAN drive if I have to with difficulty but try to avoid it. My mom will be 80 in December & has poor night vision due to age & diabetes. Many (most) of the MS events here in NY are at night so what I do if MY MOM GOES WITH ME. She keeps me sane & between the 2 of us we can drive safely though we do pick & choose which events to go to. I go to a regular MS meeting on the last Wednesday of the month from 6 pm to 9 pm I went alone a fe w months ago when mom & I were arguing & got so lost (part of this was due to construction detours); I was a WRECK when I got home. Last month the meeting was on the last Thursday instead of Wednesday I really wanted to go as special things were planned that night. Mom AGREED TO GO then at the last minute remembered she planned a day trip with a friend the same day & the bus would not bring them home until after 6. Though I REALLY wanted to go I let SANITY prevail & stayed home. I CANNOT put myself & Esperanza at RISK.
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