FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON ME FOOL ME TWICE, DOUBLE SHAME ON ME Well, I did it again. It’s like I just can’t learn from my past mistakes. I went back off my drugs thinking things were going alright and I was tired of medicating for my medications. If I just stop taking...
HAPPY 39th NETTIE! You don’t look a day over 40!
GETTIN’ BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS “I just got a call that one of my favorite patients has cancer,” said my dental hygienist as she chipped and buffed and rinsed my plaque away. “I don’t know what to do, or even what to say.” Hmmmmm, me thought to meself....
Sure Missed-A-Lot Jack hosted SBX8 (Seattle Brisket Experience) on Saturday at the Machine House Brewery in Georgetown … and it was a slamdoozle. With the daylong fire-tending help of Larry (husband of Renee, queen bee at the proton center), Jack fell down his smoky...
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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