THAW Annual Spring Fashion Show. An evening of fashion, food and fun benefitting the Huntington’s Disease Society of America and featuring designs by Mark Mitchell, J Von Stratton, DVIT Swimwear, Like a Rock Star, Danial Webster Design and Lila Black....
I’m not gonna lie to you. I am not a huge fan of poetry. Most poetry hurts my brain and makes me want to curl up in the fetal position and cry for it to stop. And when I hear poetry buffs wax poetic on their favorite verse-spinners, I wonder, “What am I missing?”...
I hardly knew her, but her impact was profound. Kim Ricketts, the founder of Kim Ricketts Book Events, which connected authors with audiences and celebrated good food, good wine and good living, passed away on April 25, 2011, from a bone marrow disorder. I met her...
Dat ‘bout sums up our night tonight. Ugly dogs. Uglier film. We watched possibly the world’s worst movie from 1937, “Make Way for Tomorrow.” It’s about a bunch of unloveable family members treating their equally unloveable parents...
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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