Dear Abby: My 82-year-old father insists on driving 2,000 miles alone to visit family

Dear Abby: At 82, my father continues to live alone and unassisted. He’s generally in good health but is starting to recognize that he won’t be forever. One thing he really wants to do while he still can (or thinks he can) is take a road trip — by himself — to visit his sister on the other side of the country.