Our Love for Cameron

April 13th, 2026 — Year Two of Forever
 

There is something about Year Two that is difficult to explain.
 

The first year after Cameron-Zen’s transition carried so many “firsts.”
 

First birthdays.
First holidays.
First ordinary moments where the reality of his physical absence arrived all over again.
 

But Year Two feels different.
 

Not because the grief is gone.
Not because we have “adjusted’ or “acclimated’
 

If anything, Year Two carries the quiet weighted realization that this reality is now woven into the fabric of our forever.
 

Another year loving him.
Another year missing him.
Another year in the discovery that our relationship with him does not end simply because his physical presence does.
 

And somehow, alongside the heartbreak of that truth, there is also a deepened resilience bearing fruits of gratitude
 

Gratitude that Cameron-Zen existed.
Gratitude that we got to physically love him.
Gratitude for the way his spirit continues to move through this world and through the people who knew him.
 

In so many ways, Cameron-Zen feels everywhere now.

In music.
In laughter.
In unexpected moments.
In stories people tell.
In the ways people love each other more openly because they knew him.
In the lives he touched simply by being exactly who he was.

 

This year, one of the things we feel most called to do is gather more of those stories.
 

Not just the monumental moments.
But the small ones too.
The funny stories.
The beautiful stories.
The chaotic stories.
The stories that reveal who Cameron-Zen was through your eyes, your heart and your experience of him.

 

Last year we opened the door to this gently.
This year we want to reach more intentionally toward the people who carry pieces of Cameron-Zen with them.
 

Because stories matter.
Because memory matters.
Because speaking someone’s name matters.
 

And every story shared becomes another place where Cameron-Zen continues to live.

 

If you feel called to share a memory, story, photo, or moment of Cameron-Zen, we would be deeply grateful to receive it. In the coming months, we will also be creating additional ways to gather and share these memories, including through Instagram and other spaces dedicated to celebrating Cameron-Zen’s life and spirit. If you have a story to share you can email us here. 
 

And so, we continue forward —
through memory,
through story,
through love,
and into another year of forever.

 

With deepest gratitude for your ongoing Love and care,

Kirsten and Francisco

 

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