After a fond farewell dinner with Ruud and the Klaas clan, we have to head home. The trip could have been a lifetime longer and it still would have been too short. I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed old friends and how I’ve let my social...
Speaking of canal tours, you gotta do one while here. Because it is here that you learn why some of the houses lean nervously toward the street (because the homes are so narrow, the staircases are so narrow, so they lift furniture by wenches – is that the word?,...
This is at the Pannenkoekenhuis (pancake house, dank u very much). It is the smallest restaurant in Amsterdam and therefore the cutest restaurant in Amsterdam. You feel like Alice in Wonderland after haven eaten a cookie (and in Amerstam, well, that can happen)...
Bikes bikes bikes (yes, one is wooden)! And a size comparison of petite American vs. strapping Dutchman.
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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