RECUPERATE … AND WAIT Today I completed cancer treatment. Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer almost a year ago today, I was told I would live one month to one year. Ha! Yoke’s on that diagnosis! Sara (my brain tumor in the right cerebellum) looks to be “dead.” I’ll...
FOURTH TIME’S A CHARM It’s been three months since my last chemo treatment and I have to say, I feel pretty good. Nausea is all but gone. I can make it through a busy day without thinking once about a nap. And even some of my strength and coordination are returning....
CHEMO FAIL NUMERO DOS One big monkey with a tumor in her head Went to the doctor and the doctor said,NOT ENOUGH WHITE CELLS, BLOOD’S TOO RED. GO HOME, SKIP CHEMO AND CLIMB IN BED!
GLOW WITH THE FLOW Around 2005, my mother went into a deep depression. She couldn’t remember how to fry an egg. She couldn’t remember how to get to her doctor’s. More than once, she couldn’t remember to open her garage door before backing her car out of the garage....
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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