I was diagnosed with MCI two years ago. They weren’t sure if I’d develop dementia or what kind, but ruled out Alzheimer’s. I can still drive locally, on small rural roads I know well, mostly just to the grocery store and library. I find cooking and socializing to be very stressful, though I seem to do fine talking to store clerks & strangers. I guess what’s stressful about friends is that I might not remember things about them that I should know, including their names & names of their family members. I have a cat (which my doc says counts), I read a LOT, and I text & email family & friends.

My husband is my main support. I socialize with him. He drives me to specialists, which are an hour away via highways. He often makes breakfast, and he does the dinner dishes a lot. He also pays the bills. And he brings home take-out dinners when he does errands. And he has always done all that needs to be done with fixing & maintaining things.
I vacuum, make simple dinners, make beds, do wash.
We both do yardwork and enjoy long walks in the woods and camping. He still does his favorite activities: motorcycling, whitewater boating, and cross-country skiing.

I use memory crutches, like pill dispensers, and I have a way to signal to myself when I washed my hair the night before, as I wash it every other night. I’ve simplified the menu for Thanksgiving & Christmas & asked my daughter to take over part of it and to take over some other dinners when she’s home about 4-5 times a year.