THE TALK Spent Saturday with Hadley and crew shooting his latest short film, The Talk. The Talk is about a marriage in crisis with a hilarious twist at the end that had us throwing the star, a bony little Chihuahua named Pepper (actually, his stunt double), out of a...
A PERIWINKLE IN TIME Today: Chemo. Tomorrow: The World! No, rewind. Erase. Skip the world part and let’s start over at the chemo part. Now, I had read that chemo is the thing that makes you really sick in Candyland. You get an infusion. You throw up. You throw up some...
SMOOTH MOVE Since you asked, even though you didn’t, I’ll tell you the real poop. Up until now, this whole adventure in Candyland has been a cake walk. I mean, not a “cake walk” necessarily, but I’ve found it completely new and fascinating and surreal, like, say,...
HERITAGE FESTIVAL BIG SMOKE SMACKDOWN II Some more love for some of the judges, the fans, and most of all the competitors at the second annual Heritage Festival Big Smoke Smackdown. Photos by Kathleen Flinn.
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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