86. The Year of the Horse

It’s been some time and you are overdue an update.

2025 ended with Owen’s second post surgery seizure. I was cutting his hair when he suddenly felt hot and not even seconds passed when I grabbed him from the chair to get him down onto the floor.

It was a significant night not because of the seizure but because Owen did start to push back when I told him he seized but brought his fight back and allowed me to take him to the ER. Huge. We spent the next six hours at BAMC ER and I listened to him speak on a few things that I didn’t think he came to terms with. First, he told the triage nurse that I would answer her questions because I was witness. This was such a different stance from his first seizure where he told me that I wasn’t medical and that I needed to stop speaking of a seizure when I wasn’t trained or knowledgeable to label it as such. Second, he told the neurologist that he had no more short term memory and that he understood that it was gone.

Despite the fact that we were there for a long time, he had such a good attitude and it wasn’t a bad experience. The staff did not mess around with him. They brought him right back and immediately started an array of tests. I’m grateful.

Christmas came and we had the Munchkin and Muffin unwrapping gifts.

2025 was a trying year and I have been in quite the funk. I too have had some eye opening realizations that really shed light on me, myself, the way I have trekked thru this life.

I was born in the year of the fire horse. And I am charging into this new year with the word ALIGNMENT. I choose what aligns, and I let go of the rest.

2025 started with a once in a lifetime experience back to Japan. And Owen asked for us to make it an annual visit as long as his body would allow it. And so, we are making our way back next month.

2026 is already a miracle. Owen’s prognosis had set 2025 to be his last and he broke thru that wall.

I know that 2026 will still be a tough year as we see the world in its current divisions and we continue our battle against an evil cancer. But I know what we will put our energy in - protecting our peace, our space, our love.

I got us tickets for the Lakers vs. the Spurs in a few weeks and that should be fun.

And then we go back to where Owen’s heart is… Japan.

I am excited for this year. I pray that we continue to have the strength for the fight. We are grateful for the prayer warriors that have held us up.

I pray that 2026, people align with the teachings of Jesus and not with hate like they have been.

I pray for everyone’s peace and that we re-learn what it is to be respectful and considerate to each other.

I pray for the cancer warriors. I pray for our medical community. I pray for the fight.

And I pray for those who are grieving.

May 2026 be full of awareness and unity. Love and respect. Joy and family.