Seems like we have slipped into a working routine, church on Sunday, grocery shopping on Wednesday, visiting Joann daily, going for walks, running here and there. We have developed a pretty boring routine. The decline in mom is very subtle, slow, and docile for the most part, which I’m grateful, others in my Alzheimers support groups loved ones decline fast and violently. But there is no going back to normal, thats evident.

This weekend after shoe shopping, we went on a gentle hike up Cress Creek, 30 minutes from town, with beautiful fall colors. I picked that hike with mom in mind because half of it is fully paved with railings, but mom bowed out at the last minute 🙁 new hiking shoes and all.

We have really slowed down our usual outings, hiking, camping, biking in the last year since mom cannot participate in most of those activities, and we cannot leave her for more then a couple hours. It makes me a little sad for missing out on those activities with my boys. But we had fun while it lasted….

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