My Son Sold My Wheelchair to Pay for His Cancún Vacation—Six Days Later, He Returned Home and Discovered His Key No Longer Worked

Read authorizations.

Know who has access.

Keep copies.

Understand what a trust or account permission actually allows.

Have backup arrangements for essential mobility equipment.

Ask for help before an emergency becomes dangerous.

And most importantly, don’t mistake needing assistance for surrendering the right to decide.

Sometimes people asked whether she’d always been good with paperwork.