TAKE NO PRISONERS “It’s best to visualize this as war. Take no prisoners. Kill all enemies.” So recommends my Wild Wild West sheriff, Dr. Chamberlain. “This is something we can try to fight.” Try, I’m thinking. Try? “How do you feel?” asks Jack, after the appointment,...
One of the sculptures at Stourhead, a “stately manor” in Somerset.
CHICKEN-FRIED CHICKEN OK, so … I have this fear. I have many fears, but right this second, I’m thinking about this fear. And that is, that I end this whole ordeal looking like a featherless chicken who’s gone off the deep end. I mean, we know...
SMOOTH TALKIN’ Um, we’re not calling my smoothies “smoothies” anymore. They’re so pumped full of chard and broccoli and garlic and leeks and wheatgrass and mud and bile and shards of glass that we’re now calling them...
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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