今日は、
父の運転免許証更新について・・
Today,
I'm going to write about
my father's driver's license renewal.
父は今月81歳。
胃の全摘手術をしてから
生活のほとんどをベッド
もしくは
車いすの生活です。
My father turned 81 years old this month.
Since he had a surgery to remove his stomach two years ago
he has been spending most of his time for
staying in bed or sitting on a wheelchair.
そんな状態で運転免許証更新なんて、
無理でしょ、と父以外のみんなが思ったのですが、
そんなことは絶対言わずに、
サポート。
本人は どうしても更新したいと・・。
Everyone except for my father thought that
it was impossible to renew the license.
Of course we supported him withoug saying anything.
He wanted to have the license badly.
認知機能検査も受けました
I took a cognitive jmpairment screening test.
その後、
自分の誕生日に
最後のドライブをしたいと、
家の周辺を
母を助手席に乗せてまわったそうです。
Later, when I was away,
he said to my mother that he wanted to take the last drive
before returning his license.
Then, he went for a drive with my mother.
父は車の運転が大好きだったから。
それに、
運転免許証は、
初めて手にしてから約60年も
共にしていて
自分の分身みたいなもの
He liked driving and his car.
The license has been with him about 60 years,
so it was like a part of himself.
そばで見ていて、
とても残念。
でも父が自分で下した決断
は、立派だったと思います。
後期高齢化社会。
きっと同じような思いをしている人たちが
いっぱいいるんだろうなぁ。
I feel sorry for him,
at the same time I respect his decision
because he made up his own mind.
Our society is aging,
There must be lots of senior people,
like my father, having the same situation.