I love-a-dumpa-roob-do-boop In a matter of heart-breaking days, Kathy has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Confined to a wheelchair mere months ago, she is now bed ’-ridden, unable to communicate, in grave pain from an arthritic hip … And most...
SEATTLE STORM Intermission (they call it “half-time”) at today’s game at Seattle Arena. The kids are adorable. the players are fierce. and the whole experience is like sucking down a Big Gulp of excitement. This is my first basketball game ever and...
FRANKENFOOTER Fate is funny. As soon as I say Sayonara to hospitals, Jack’s toe has a run-in with a 4X6 steel beam, essentially crushing Leftie Big Bumble Boy. Just before knocking Jack out, his surgeon confidently said, “I can’t determine from your operation where...
ON THE OTHER SIDE This just in from China …Rose and Saul hit Dali in the Yunnan mountains and jungles, where Rose said the area is filled with Yunnan Yetis, “weird human-like snow monkeys that are really creepy and cool.” Then our intrepid travelers — staying in funky...
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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