Odie Flores 🎯

My high school classmate.
My college girlfriend.
My best friend.
Mother of my kids.
My wife.

I miss the days when I would ride my bike to your house, play badminton in front of the church, and eat fish balls with you.

Driving from CEU Malacañang to fetch you from Miriam and bring you safely home every day.

Getting married, raising our kids, and building a simple, comfortable life together without fear of the future.

God gave me everything I needed: you, our children, our work, and countless blessings.

Now that you’re in spirit, I understand why we started our life together early and cherished every moment coming home to each other, sleeping beside our kids, homeschooling and enrolling, them to learn all the skills they need, and spending as much time together as possible.

I’m so grateful we did all of that.

In 2021, you were diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer and given six months. I cried in the restroom but never showed you. I walked out positive, telling you that together, we could do this.

And we did.

Jump to 2026.

After countless chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, oral chemotherapy, scans, and many procedures, we eventually ran out of options. When the oncologist said there was nothing more they could do except consider palliative care, my heart broke.

For the first time, I showed you my fear of losing you. I felt like I was losing my purpose and wanted to go wherever you were going.

But you told me I could finally focus on my purpose and do what I needed to do for our kids.

You were never holding me back. You were my inspiration and one of the biggest reasons I became who I am today.

I will grieve peacefully, continue our dreams with our children, and live a life worthy of becoming an Angel like you. I know you are guiding me, and someday, we will be together again.

In our next life, I will find you.

Until we meet again, my love.

Happy 28th wedding anniversary.

I love you. ❤️🙏🏾