STRANGER THAN PARADISE One of my favorite humans on earth dropped into our sleepy little hollow this weekend and shook it up at Theatro Zinzanni for their late-night Halloween cabaret, Witching Hour starring The Mistress of All Hallow’s Eve – Joey Arias. Now, Joey is...
FALLING TOGETHER October is just so good. Trees prepare for winter in a firey blaze. Sunlight slants sideways with a sexy wink before lights out. Stoves warm meaty stews with carrots, potatoes, onions and leeks. Pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cakes, pumpkin oatmeal (hello...
A TRIP TO HALLOWEEN TOWN I love the macabre. I love the sexy. I love the dressing up. Which means … I love the Halloween. And at The Triple Door for the seventh year in a row, the Can Can Castaways are prettying up their pale, ragged, damaged, frightening selves in...
A CASE OF BAD GAS Brain Fart Number 2 I’ve never been any good at telling jokes. No. That’s not quite right. What I should say is: I am REALLY good at ruining jokes. I mangle the setup. I forget the punchline or I tell it too soon or I just get it wrong. My most...
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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