RETURN OF THE “R”ARR When I was 10, Boeing transferred my dad to Seattle from Kansas, where our family had been settlers since the 1800s. As my mom, dad, Sam and I crossed the Cascade Mountains in our 1970s red diesel Peugeot, we collectively marveled at waterfalls...
GOODWILL GLAMOUR Just a few of the ladies waiting for their knight in shining armor at Seattle’s Rainier Goodwill.
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...
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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