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

He also knew there would be times she needed practical help.

The original documents were prepared to protect both realities.

Evelyn retained the authority to make her own decisions while capable.

Household resources could be used for her care and ordinary needs.

Other people could receive limited permissions.

Those permissions weren’t ownership.

They weren’t permanent.

And they weren’t evidence that Evelyn had lost the right to decide for herself.