Marie Killilea
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Marie Lyons Killilea (b. June 28, 1913, New York City - d. October 23, 1991) is the mother of Karen Killilea and an American authour and activist lobbier for the rights of people with cerebral palsy. Her work culminated in the formation of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Westchester County. Later, she was a co-founder of the National United Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
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[edit] Education
She attended Mount St. Vincent Academy in Riverdale, New York and the Katharine Gibbs Business School.
[edit] Cancer
In 1969, she was told by her doctors that she had a recurrence of lung cancer and had only three months to live. On referral, she went to Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Philadelphia for treatment by Dr. Isaac Djerassi. He prescribed a totally new treatment: huge doses of Methotrexate, a powerful drug. In eight months, every trace of her cancer was gone ([1]).
She died in 1991, aged 78, presumably from natural causes.
[edit] Books
She wrote a biography, Karen, which became a best seller in 1952. A sequel, With Love From Karen, was published in 1963. Both are still in print.
[edit] Bibliography
- Karen Killilea, Marie. (1952/1999) New York: Buccaneer Books. ISBN 1-56849-098-4
- Wren (1954)
- Treasure on the Hill (1960)
- With Love From Karen. Killilea, Marie. (1963) New York: Buccaneer Books. ISBN 1-56849-099-2
- Newf ISBN 0-698-11396-9
