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| Jim Fisher |
Jim
is the reason I walk in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
I
think I loved him from the first day we met when his Uncle Orvie
introduced us outside the Dew Drop Inn in Stover. It was by chance
that Jim was in Missouri since he spent a lot of his growing
up years in Oregon, Idaho, Utah, California... Jim loved to travel
and we often went to Oregon to visit his relatives and childhood
places. Later, we went to Estes Park and the Rocky Mountains
annually.
Jim
was a talented musician who loved to play his Fender guitar and sing
country songs. I remember one time I taped him with our gigantic
video camera singing “Colorado” while chipmunks and tourists
stopped everything to just soak up the sunshine, clear mountain air
and melody. Jim’s life was cut short when he developed dementia at
forty-nine. He passed away in 2005 after ten years living with a
disease that robbed him of his talents, sense of humor, and
thoughtful conversation.
Jim
lives in my memory and dreams, and I know that he is not forgotten by
his family and friends. We need to stop this disease before more
families go through the loss and pain of Alzheimer’s disease and
other dementia. Walks are held across the country. If you can’t
come to the September 7 Sedalia Walk. Join a walk near your hometown.
Walk for Jim. Walk for your loved ones. Walk for more than 5 million
Americans with this incurable progressive disease.
copyright (c) September 2013 by L.S. Fisher
http://earlyonset.blogspot.com
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