April Coker, Author

Tag: Alzheimer’s

  • Today in (My) History

    January 12 (the day I started this post) would have been my husband Jimmy’s and my 42nd wedding anniversary. We married in January of 1980, him fresh out of high school and me between college semesters. Our honeymoon consisted of a weekend trip to a town 40 miles away. We had to be at school…

  • You Never Know

    Remember when you last spoke to a loved one who passed on? Did you realize at the time that it would be the last time? Life is full of last times. I’m sure there are others but the earliest one I remember is my high school graduation. As we hugged and said goodbye to our…

  • January the Bleak

    I’m not going to blame January for my bleakness, but my present is bleak and it is January. Hubby passed away on the 16th, just after our 41st anniversary on the 12th and my birthday on the 6th. His suffering from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s is over, and his passing was peaceful, and for that I…

  • Thank you, Parkinson’s (with apologies to Jimmy Fallon)

    My husband has Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases.  At the same time.  Some people say Alzheimer’s with Parkinsonism.  It doesn’t matter what it’s called.  It sucks.  So I’m coming out of the closet with it.  Maybe this will help someone else.  I’m sorry, kids. Thank you, Parkinson’s. . . for destroying our dreams of retirement. for…