ESCHEW THE PLEBEIAN WAY From Joe Gillespie, Dallas, Texas (grand nephew) I’ll always remember Fred as a larger-than-life man who I met as a wide-eyed kid on my first visit to Seattle back before you guys were married. It was our epic drive from Dallas to...
DONALD FREDOLIN ALLEN Sept. 10, 1935 – Oct. 6, 2012 Donald Fredolin Allen (Fred), died Saturday at a retirement home on Mercer Island. He was 77. Born Sept. 10, 1935, in Valley Falls, Kansas, Fred was the son of Kansas State Senator Donald Chester Allen and...
So long, and thanks for all the fish My father, Fred, passed on today. It’s been coming for a while, and yet, when it happens, it feels so sudden. It was peaceful and seemed painless. I told him his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren would be...
Everybody was KUNGFOO FIGHTING (and it was so exciting) So we checked out the opening night of NANDA’s West Coast tour tonight. They were the toughest, bad-assest, Bugs Bunnyist, funniest spectacle I’ve seen in a while. Oh ma guuuyyy!!!! Unfortunately,...
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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