This is La Grande Mosquee de Paris.
I friggin’ love it! The mint tea is hot and sweet and wonderful. The pistachio cakes with coconut are divine. And the ambiance is bright and colorful and so not Parisian (and yet, it is Parisian, because there you are and there it is!).
It has a fantastic gift shop and on alternating days, men and women can visit the hammam for baths, scrubs and massages. Oh, you can also see the guys worship there.
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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