BI-COASTAL FUN As we bump into our West Coast friends, the East Coast just becomes that much cozier. Rose, Saul and I met Darryl, Andrea and Sofie at the foot of the Berkshire Mountains at the seriously cozy Brava in Lenox, Mass. In a momentarily relapse, I forgot to...
FALL FRIGHT Today’s Massachusetts shenanigans included a walk atop Skinner State Park, Halloween costume shopping (I’ll reserve photos on that until Halloween, but I will tell you, Saul and Rose are gonna rock it), and pumpkin shopping. Gut times,...
THE WRITE WAY Visiting Rose this weekend at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. I’m Lying in her bed watching her scream through written exercises in Chinese. Ting li hai de (quite awesome)! (She just said, “Saul’s gonna see that and say my stoke...
JAWS There’s a monster in our backyard rapidly destroying the life force that was The Genesis House, a rehab facility that’s been around for almost 50 years – that is until the state recently pulled its funding. Even though the facility costs half...
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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