Another fine piece of French furniture is the Arc de Triomphe. A keen thinker named Jean-Francois Chalgrin designed the arch in 1806 to honor (pardon me Queen), to ‘honour’ those who died in the French Revolution (do you suppose that included Marie...
This is possibly my all-time fave garden in the world – the Jardin de Luxembourg. The Senate is housed in that big old crib in the background. We stumbled in there, thinking it was a museum, and were told we didn’t have the correct security clearance to...
Yesterday, we went to Notre Dame. Notre Dame’s construction began in 1163 under Pope Alexandre III and King Louis VII in honor of the Virgin Mary. It’s a very pretty cathedral. Tomorrow night, we’re going to the Crazy Horse.
Did you know much of Notre Dame’s exterior used to be painted in vivid colors? And the famous flying buttresses (which I don’t have a photo of) were installed because the original walls in the back were starting to fall outward. And then buttresses became...
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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