Eulogy for Evelyn Mary Coad (Chapter 2)
Eve and Percy were immensely proud that both their children had started to forge their own lives, and ensured that they were always there for their children even if separated by hundreds of miles. Their phone bills reputedly kept British Telecom in business for many years.....
Unfortunately, Eve was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, with which she coped for many years, although slowly getting worse. She enjoyed her grandchildren, Loren and Joshua, to the full, eagerly awaiting their next visit, especially when they brought Sophie the Yorkshire Terrier into Eve and Percy's life.
The final few years of her life were the hardest of her 84 years, after her loving and caring husband passed on, she had to leave her family home and reside in a Nursing Home. She stayed at Windmill Court, St Minver, where Teresa and Nick visited as often as possible, but the journeys were long and tiring. Evelyn made the decision to move to Wales so she could be close to her family, and she moved to Hengoed Court Nursing Home, Swansea at the age of 80!!
Being a proud Cornish lady she found it hard to settle at first, let alone understand the language, after all Wales is a foreign country!! But as time went on, she became used to her new world and started to enjoy herself. Teresa lived close by and was always spending time with her, and she got to see her grandchildren nearly every week, which pleased her no end.
After 3 and a half years battling Parkinson's in Wales, Evelyn finally gave in and that brings us to today (27th January 2011). Eve has had a lot to battle against in her life, none more so than Parkinson's, that she fought it for over 20 years shows her strength, and devotion to her family.
She spent the final chapter of her life in Wales with her family, Teresa and husband Nigel, and Nick and his wife Jude, and of course her grandchildren that she doted on, Loren and Joshua.
But the final twist in her life was to return to her beloved Cornwall and her beloved husband Percy - Together again, at last and for evermore.......