If I were King Kong, and I visited Honk Kong, it might look like this to me.
This is the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden. Many birds. Many carved wooden cages. Many little ceramic pots to hold seeds and water. Many kinds of bird food (including live food such as grasshoppers and frogs). Many desires to open every cage and let them all fly...
Every once in a great while, a singular experience can completely shift your world view. Today, that happened for all three of us, quite literally. We visited the Dialogue in the Dark exhibit at a faraway mall on Kowloon. For 90 minutes, you are given a cane and a...
Today was our first brush with, “Oh my god, nobody here speaks English. Deal.” We were at a diner in a mall where laborers, retirees, families and big groups of young people collected for what has been some of the best food we’ve eaten so far. But...
Deirdre Timmons
An accomplished writer and filmmaker, Deirdre Timmons is a native Northwesterner who leads a busy life between working and spending time with her family. In the spring of 2013, Deirdre was caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s in addition to her normal routine. So when she began feeling tired and forgetful, she chalked it up to her busy schedule, age, and possible early symptoms of Alzheimer’s. It wasn’t long after that she began experiencing regular dizziness, lack of concentration, unexplained weight loss, and extensive bruising. This combination of symptoms seemed odd, so Deirdre sought the advice of her doctor and subsequently began physical therapy for dizziness. When the symptoms worsened, she pursued further investigation.
After MRIs, x-rays, blood tests, a CAT scan, and a brain biopsy, her brain surgeon diagnosed Deirdre with a malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor. Her prognosis: one month to live. That was five years ago.
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