Camp KickassIt’s a cliché, but there really are moments that imprint themselves on us. These can range from the obvious (getting married at the Nubble Lighthouse) to the beautiful (watching nephew Corbin slide out of his mom, my sister, followed by a rainbow placenta) to the indescribably important, like having stem cells from Germany blessed before […]
Celebrated rock star Julie “Badass Panda Warrior Queen” Moser returns for a four-week show at the Starlight Lounge main stage at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hilton in July. Best known for her standout live performances that have often been compared to watching a star boogie dance (“Get Down!” as Moser says), the vibrant badass has so far […]
Hey all! As we near the final countdown (for real) to my admission for pre-treatment and my bone marrow transplant, we wanted to share some awesome news: after my 7th bone marrow biopsy last week, we were told today that I AM STILL IN REMISSION! The doctors still feel “very confident” that this will be […]
Hey there! It’s Julie / Bert sharing the latest Muppet News Flash update! My new date for admission is July 1 (it kept changing, but this date sounds like a winner). I look around as I’m packing and feel overwhelmed with love. I have a gratitude board with cards received and it’s overflowing. There are […]
(No Chuck Woolery, please.) Patience isn’t something you learn once; it’s a vigil we must re-learn over and over again. Leukemia in the time of COVID-19 continues to teach us the turtle’s way. Like: being OK with not knowing which lovely human(s) sent a magical turtle to our dwelling, filling it with bright cheer. Or: […]
This has been a year of cataclysms, not only for Team Moser (including their happy hobgoblin Alvin) but for the world. For many people, COVID-19 and its consequences – ranging from personal loss to social division – has made the world seem like a much less certain place. We build structures to tame the unexpected, […]
We’ve always considered the turtle to be one of our totem animals. When we think this way, we’re often romanticizing the Easy Rider myth or van life (living in shelter that’s mobile, man) or critiquing our own guarded natures (when in many ways we want to be tender and open to the world). We’ve never […]
We sometimes have serious discussions about Muppets — don’t act so shocked, you guys do, too – and Jules believes she’s Bert or Kermit (which makes Randy the Cookie Monster or Ernie, a caricature a bit too close for comfort, especially on the sweet side). Somewhere between a necessary dream and the desire to be […]
Home for the Holiday Surprising doctors, nurses, family members, and the husband – one who had expected to have a full week to fumigate and un-disaster the home – Julie “Kickass Panda Warrior Queen” not only did not need to complete a second round of induction chemotherapy, but did so well she was released nearly […]
In a fortunate turn of events, the Kickass warrior known as Julie who is battling leukemia has mystified her doctors. Here is what they transmitted to us tonight: Julie’s response to the leukemia has been “unusually enthusiastic” in that they have never seen such a positive, quick response As of yesterday, there are zero leukemia […]