JUMPING FOR JOY Call it replacement therapy. Call it animal hoarding. Or just call it falling in love. When I recently dropped by the animal shelter to visit my niece Laura, we took the usual heart-breaking tour of animals abandoned by their human families. And...
DOWN HAMPSHIRE WAY This month. Oh, this month. August of 2014. I lost my two favorite women this month. I lost one to the great beyond. And I lost the other to the future. Driving along I-90 in Massachusetts, past steeples, past early American farms, past verdant...
Kathleen Kay Allen May 26, 1936-August 10, 2014 Kathy joined the choir eternal this morning. Sam was with her as she drew her last breath. She was truly the strongest, bravest, most opinionated and funny woman I know. Thank you to all who shared in her joyous approach...
BEDSIDE VIGIL After a tortuous 24 hours of Kathy crying, moaning, convulsing and calling out the names of those who have passed before her (Grandma, Mama, Daddy, Carol, Fred, Richard, and most curiously and quite often someone named Marilyn), she has settled into a...
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...
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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