WILLIAM PARKER SIEWERTBorn February 17, 2014 It’s no surprise that one of the newest people on Earth, Master William Parker Siewert, born yesterday at a robust 8.9 pounds in Brooklyn, NY, is a wailer. Not exactly the son of shy, retiring or bashful parents, Julyne and...
PUCKER MOMENT Heading up River Run in chilly Sun Valley gondola. Jack, from Texas, doesn’t love heights. “Do you know how much it would hurt if we fell?! Jesus f*ck I hate this! This is a serious pucker moment!”
EN ROUTE TO IDAHO FOR MONICA AND DICK’S WEDDING
NO CHEMO FOR YOU! I went in for my chemo cocktail yesterday. DENIED! OK. Here we go with the next lesson from Deirdre’s Book of Wimbly-Wambly Candyland Science. (NB: You can quote it at parties, but DO NOT quote it in front of doctors, nurses, medical students, health...
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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