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

77. Cardiology

Owen’s last visit to Oncology for his chemo round resulted in a referral to Cardiology. Owen gets some tightness in his chest on...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Aug 12, 20251 min read

76. 15 Months Owned

Owen has made the 15 month mark and he is totally owning it. We just met with our friends K and C for lunch. We talked about how this...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Jul 29, 20252 min read

75. Tragic Comedy

Oh boy, where do I start… Let’s start with Owen. Several days after his dad arrived to San Antonio, Owen was getting ready to go golf...

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

74. The EEG

Owen got a visit on Friday from a medical tech who placed 22 electrodes on him. And he has to have this unit on for the next three days....

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

72. Finally

After about two months waiting for a referral to go through, Owen is set for an EEG. I had no idea what an EEG entails. He was told that...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Jul 7, 20251 min read

71. Challenges

Unless you work for the government, you may not really know what has happened since last November when the new administration entered...

 
 
 
Writer: Mako Barr
Mako Barr
Jun 28, 20251 min read

70. Paint your Spouse Night

I decided I wanted to do something with Owen that would take his mind off of everything for that moment and had a really high probability...

 
 
 
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...

 
 
 
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