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Celebration of Life We will be hosting a Celebration in honor of Juliana on Saturday September 12 at the KEXP Gathering Space in Seattle. Start time will be 6:30 or 7pm. We have just begun putting together the details, but we wanted to give you as much planning time as possible in the hopes that you will join us. All are welcome to come help us celebrate Juliana and honor the light she bestowed on us. Stay tuned for more details.

It is with shattered hearts we share that Juliana passed away in the early hours on Sunday August 16, 2026. She was 45 years old. Last Tuesday we made the decision to move her to a hospice facility to help better manage her pain. The facility was lovely with large gardens and open spaces, space for family and friends. Her room was large with a door to the outside and windows looking out onto green space; a hummingbird feeder just outside the window. Koda was with her each day

When Juliana and I were young, our Dad would put us to bed at night by telling us a story which he made up on the fly. These stories were all about a girl named Joyce and he always started the evening’s story by saying “The last we heard about Joyce….” Being that it’s been a beat since my last update, I feel like I should start this post with “The last we heard about Juliana...” We got into a groove once treatment started at Fred Hutch and there really wasn’t too much to repo

We didn’t realize it has been four weeks since our last update as time doesn’t seem to move linearly these days. But, we are happy to report that after a few weeks of medication adjustments and constant attention by the whole medical team, Juliana’s pain and discomfort are being managed more successfully. We know that this will be a moving target going forward as the cancer progresses and changes, but in the meantime, are breathing a little easier seeing her experience relief

A lot has changed in a few short weeks. Since my last post, there’s been an increase of acute pain in Juliana’s back, side and hips plus she has been experiencing an increase in itchiness all over her body. She feels bloated and full after eating the smallest amount of food, making eating a generally unpleasant experience. She met with a nurse practitioner, a urologist, palliative care and has had multiple blood draws and scans to help her team figure out the cause and potent

When Juliana puts her mind to something, she figures out how to make it happen. Soon after her diagnosis, Juliana connected with a doctor from the Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle who specializes in her specific and rare type of cancer. However, her health insurance did not cover her care at that institution. So, she changed her insurance as she decided she preferred to be treated by this specific doctor. On January 8, Juliana met with her new doctor, Dr. Banda, at Fred Hu

I looked up last week and realized the holiday season was upon us. It seems we have been living in a time loop since August, a three week repeating cycle that starts and ends with treatments. Week 1, marked by treatment, begins a slowing of all the things: food intake becomes challenging, medications cause an evasion of sleep, brain feels scrambled and stamina slowly declines. Week 2 pretty much sucks, plain and simple. Bones ache, nausea lives under the surface and if a rash

Last week, we arrived at the first big benchmark since Juliana’s diagnosis in August. The plan she agreed to take from the beginning was to undergo three rounds of chemotherapy, followed by a CT scan to check the effectiveness of the treatment. Knowing how quickly and aggressively the cancer metastasized, the doctor’s best hope and goal of treatment from the onset was only to slow or stop the spread of the cancer; reduction in tumor growth was not a stated goal, although a ho

My dearest friends, family, friends of friends, friends of dogs, dogs, cats…..my tribe. My community. Over the last month and a half, I...

If you know Juliana, you know she is highly sensitive, attune to everyone’s feelings and energy; she would love nothing more than to...

Juliana received her first round of chemo on Tuesday August 26, five days before her 45th birthday. The first few days post treatment...

Dear Friends and Family, I am sure you are all reeling from the devastating news of Juliana’s cancer diagnosis and are waiting on...

Many folks have reached out to ask how they can support Juliana and her family through the difficult months ahead. We're happy to share...