WHERE’S MY LLAMA AT? Hey yo! There are more than 10,000 therapy animals in the U.S., and Lala has been so kind as to manhandle Operation Kitteh. But what?! I just learned that there are 14 therapy llamas in the world … some right here in Washington State! Have I seen...
CHEMO SAVVY Welllll, today was the day. Today, we saw the first MRI since I started radiation and chemo. Would Sara be banished to the Land of the Forgotten? Or would she be sticking her tongue out and moonwalking into other parts of my brain? Guess what?! We don’t...
SPRING CLEANING In honor of autumn, I’m doing a little spring cleaning chez Deirdre. I figured I should wash away my current radiation/chemo hangover and freshen up for my next ten-month cocktail of choice – infusions of Cisplatin washed down with oral Lomustine....
KATHY: Where’s my dad? D-D: He died about 40 years ago. KATHY: Did Fred die? D-D: He died a year ago. KATHY: Did I die. D-D: Not yet.
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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