grocery shopping

i had talked to dad yesterday and he said he would like to go out and get a new puzzle.
i called around 10 and he said he wanted to go out.
he needed a new puzzle and some groceries.
our routine is that we take a look around and make a list for what he needs from the store.
we went to micheal's first. it was a struggle for him to pick a puzzle, but we finally did.
we choose a jane wooster scott puzzle, 550 pieces. birdhouses.
these are great puzzles, because they are like puzzles within puzzles, bright colors, not super easy, but not frustrating for dad.
when we left, he was totally agitated.
he said he just felt out of it.
i think anything out of his ordinary comfortable day stresses him.
he talked about his mother, who had dementia, and told me he understood what she must have gone through.
he talked about being a burden.
he realizes where this is heading and he hates it.
i told him he was doing all the right things, eating well, exercising, visiting, doing his puzzles.
i told him i know it is frustrating and that he is doing a great job.
i told him we will make the best of it.
i told him i know you love me and i know you know i love you, and we will make the best of it. there is no cure, but research is being done all the time.
after our trip to lowes grocery store, we went to his apartment.
he asked me if i thought he could handle grocery shopping on his own.
i said sure.
he said shopping with me was stressful for him.
3 weeks ago he said it stressed him to do it alone.
i came home and had lunch with my husband.
i really wanted a beer but we did not have one in the house :)