SANFORD, Fla. — The daughter of a 73-year-old Sanford man that went missing nearly a week ago is doing everything she can in hopes of locating her father.
The Sanford Police Department is searching for Robert Ford.
Police said Ford vanished after leaving his home on the 300 block of Fern Drive.
Officers said his daughter, Catherine Ford, was sleeping when he went missing.
"My son said my father just walked out the door and said, 'I'll see you later,' and left without his shoes and his wallet," said Catherine Ford.
Catherine Ford has taken care of her father for the past three years because of his heath issues.
Ford is a Navy veteran who has post-traumatic stress disorder and is on medication for depression, police said.
Catherine Ford said her father was also struggling with what doctors believe could be dementia, though he has not been diagnosed.
Sanford police said they have been searching near the family's house and are going to keep looking.
"The only place I could think of is he convinced himself he could walk as far as Maryland, but he convinced himself he was going to walk to the VA in Lake Nona, which is very far from here," she said. "If you think you might have seen my father, Robert, he likes to go by Bob. Please, help him."
Catherine has since decided to take matters into her own hands by passing out flyers around the community.
Robert Ford's family said he walks with a limp in both knees and needs medication for his health issues.
Authorities said he may act confused and may or may not know his name.
Sanford police said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have been alerted of Ford's disappearance, and he has since been placed into a national missing persons database.
Ford was last seen wearing dark-colored shirts, a dark T-shirt and a jacket.
Ford is approximately 160 pounds and stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall.
Anyone with information regarding Ford's location is asked to call the Sanford Police Department at 407-688-5070.
On November 30, 2019, Sanford Police responded to 310 Fern Dr, Sanford, Florida, in reference to an elderly missing...
Posted by Sanford Police Department on Saturday, November 30, 2019
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