Chapter 6 - THE DOCTOR ROUTE
Dr. Andrew Kline contacted Denise voluntarily.
He had learned there was a dispute involving the appointment under my name.
He wanted his documentation correct.
We met at his office.
He looked mortified.
“I never evaluated you.”
“I know.”
“I want that clear.”
“Good.”
He showed us the messages Sarah sent.
She described me as:
Increasingly suspicious.
Financially erratic.
Socially withdrawn.
Possibly unsafe driving.
Resistant to family help.
Then one email from David.
Can you make a capacity determination in one visit?
Dr. Kline answered:
No. Capacity is decision-specific and clinical conclusions require direct evaluation. If there is urgent safety risk, use appropriate emergency channels.
Good doctor.
David followed:
What if she refuses to come?
Kline:
Competent adults may refuse appointments.
Excellent doctor.
Sarah then asked:
Could refusal itself indicate impairment?
His response:
Not by itself.
I almost smiled.
Their own doctor route kept refusing to become useful.
Then Dr. Kline showed us attachments Sarah submitted.
Videos.
Short clips.
One showed me standing in the kitchen saying:
“Where did I put my keys?”
Another showed me opening the mailbox twice.
Another captured me saying:
“I don't remember agreeing to that.”
No context.
No evidence of impairment.
Just an older woman being ordinary.
But one clip disturbed me.
I was standing at the hallway console.
Looking at family photographs.
Then saying:
“I swear there used to be another frame here.”
Sarah’s caption:
Increasing confusion over personal belongings.
There had been another frame.
Sarah removed it when she moved the oak table.
She created the confusion.
Then filmed it.
Denise asked:
“Did you advise them these videos were insufficient?”
Dr. Kline looked almost offended.
“Repeatedly.”
Good.
David had not only attempted a deceptive route.
Professionals kept telling him no.
He continued looking.
That mattered.
The more evidence emerged, the less I could pretend the plan had been casual fantasy after two glasses of wine.
They had pursued it.
Not successfully.
Not competently.
May you like
But deliberately.
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