My Mom had MCI that never really progressed, but she had increasing physical limitations as she aged. She had a refreshing way of looking at life - she called it "Chapters" - as each chapter closed, we deliberately opened a new one. For example, when road trip adventures became too difficult, we had short, close to home adventures like a trip to the arboretum, the tropical conservatory at the zoo or the apple orchard. When even that was too hard, we brought adventures to her - friends of ours came to play polka music and dance at her assisted living residence, her granddaughters brought cookies to decorate with her, or brought exotic pets to visit in the garden...
Now we are beginning to think about what our next chapters might look like as we age physically and mentally.
Sue

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