03/31/2026
After this weekend trip, I saw something I wasnāt ready forā¦ but needed to face.
I saw the decline in Skyyās strength and stamina. The little pauses. The extra help he needs. The moments where his body just doesnāt keep up the way it used to.
And it hurts.
It really hurts to see what aging does.And the truth isā¦ itās something none of us can avoid. Itās just part of life. Sometimes one soulās time comes sooner than anotherās. And one day, I know Iāll get there too.
Seeing it firsthand like thisā¦ it just hits differently.
But at the same time, Iāve always been proactive in helping himāand I never want to stop our adventures. Because I know he still wants to be part of life. He still wants to go, to see, to be with me.
So weāll keep goingā¦ just differently now.Slower. Gentler. With more intention.
When heās tired, he rests.When he canāt walk, he rides in his strollerā¦ just taking it all in, breathing, sniffing the air. And somehow, that makes everything worth it.
Right now, it is truly my honor to care for him. To be the one he looks to. To be the one who helps him when he canāt do it alone.
I wish I could do more. I wish there was a way to make aging easier.
But Iām also gratefulā¦ because growing old is a privilege not everyone gets.I know that firsthandāmy father passed away at 48, which is the age Iām turning this year. That perspective stays with me every day.
And he will never go through it alone.
Heās still so present. Still so smart. Even now, he knows not to "go" in a hotelāhe goes to the door to tell me he needs to go outside. That part of him is still so strong.
Itās just his body thatās slowing down.
So Iāll meet him there.Every step. Every pause. Every moment.
Because heās not just part of my lifeā¦
He is my heart ā¤ļø
