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...
HIGH TEA FOR HIGH TIMES In celebration of graduating high school, Rosemary welcomed some of her oldest friends, and some of her newer friends, to drop by and share in one of her greatest passions … tea. For two days, Rose baked cakes and cookies and scones and...
ROSEMARIAN THE LIBRARIAN It was with squishy-leaky eyes that I watched my six-foot tall ‘baby’ walk on stage on June 4 at McCaw Hall and graduate Seattle Academy. In a display of regal proportions, each senior sat in a throne on stage as teachers showered accolades on...
MUGGLES WHO HUGGLE If you’re new to this blog, let me fill you in. Last June, a brain surgeon told me I had an inoperable malignant fast-growing brain tumor called a Medulloblastoma. I was then told this brain cancer was terminal and I had between one month and one...
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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