Here is the “silk factory” designed to teach tourists how silk is made. And here is how silk is made: Step One: Boil the silk worm cocoons. Step Two: Open the cocoon (BONUS: You can eat the grubs inside!). Step Three: Spin the silk from the cocoon onto the...
Chumps. That’s what the tea house people saw when we walked in the door. After sweetly pouring us several different kinds of tea and explaining their health benefits (good for lady, good from man who drink and smoke, good for person who eat too much), we...
This is Jingshan Park, across from the Forbidden City. While we were snapping pictures of one of the world’s manmade wonders, the domestic tourists were snapping pictures of us. Which is really nice, because my feet were so beat up from all the walking, I had on...
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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