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Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Jun 19, 20251 min read

69. My Ask of You

I was listening to Owen talking to his sister about how he has been doing. He told her that with me returning to work, he gets very down...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Jun 13, 20252 min read

68. June Update!!!!

Wow, so there went a month! After returning from Japan, I had to go right back to work. And then Owen’s parents came to visit. They just...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
May 10, 20251 min read

67. Blessings

Wow. We are so blessed. We definitely had phenomenal trip to Japan. We got back and it was so good to see our fur babies, Lily and Poppy....

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
May 3, 20252 min read

66. What a Gift

I truly thank my bosses and my teammates for allowing me to take Owen to Japan. I have spent my days here soaking up every second we...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
May 3, 20251 min read

65. So much that we miss

Owen went back to the squadron where he started his aerovac career. It brought a lot of memories back… Owen was a baby back in 2007!!! He...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 30, 20251 min read

64. Under the weather

So… This is the short version of the story… Owen got sick when we got back to Oki. He was so gracious to have shared the sickness with me...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 24, 20251 min read

63. Where did our time go?

Spring has arrived in Tokyo We can’t get enough of this city. We met with a few of our friends and check marked some activities we wanted...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 21, 20251 min read

62. Slowing down a fast city

Yea, there’s no such thing. And we are now in Tokyo, my spirit city. This will be interesting because part of the fun here is getting...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 18, 20251 min read

61. Yomitan Village

Our hearts always pull us back to Yomitan, a village north of all the hustle bustle of Chatan. The Gala And we knocked off one of Owen’s...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 17, 20251 min read

60. Solid Connections

It’s been such a great time spending time with family and friends. We went to spend time with my pops. He is getting older. My mom had...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 16, 20251 min read

59. Peace for Owen

Owen said he could take his chemo here, get MRIs here. Just live in Okinawa again. 😢 We have run into many folks already and it is so...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 15, 20251 min read

58. Admin Day- First Full Day

So let’s start by saying that our flight out of Chicago was delayed and hour… and our flight out of Tokyo was delayed by an hour and 45...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 13, 20251 min read

57. Ready, Set, Go!

Alarm went off at 0300. If anyone knows me, they would tell you that I am that one person that starts packing the morning of. I am also...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 9, 20251 min read

56. Setting the Right Expectation

One of my work buddies, Dragon Lord, helped me not set myself up for absolute disaster by sharing with me the joys of video editing....

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Apr 2, 20251 min read

54. Post Covid Fun 3/29/25

It took six years of evading…. But it finally caught me! My experience: The I-got-run-over-by-a-truck-twice feeling was ten times worse!...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Mar 18, 20251 min read

53. March 18, 2025 Update

Owen had a scary episode a few weeks back… best described as seizure-like activity. For Owen, he had taken steps back and it has been a...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Feb 14, 20252 min read

52. Valentine’s Day 2025

Update time. Very busy month since the last entry! Let’s recap. Owen has had his 3-month meetings and MRI review with Dr. B...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Jan 10, 20251 min read

51. New Year, New Chapter: January 10, 2025

2025 didn’t seem real when Prince was singing about partying like it was 1999. Owen and I had a relaxing Eve and day. All of San Antonio...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Dec 31, 20241 min read

50. Last Day of 2024

This post is for everyone that has been on this journey with us. Thank you for being support, near and far. Owen and I could not have...

 
 
 
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