The saddest part of this story is not that time has been taken from him—it’s that he has chosen to give it away. He was able to drive 36 hours round trip to pick up a dog. He was willing to sit at a graduation he wasn’t legally allowed to attend. He travels to play pickleball. Yet he cannot take the single step required to begin the process of seeing his children again. The pathway has been clear, but it remains undone. Not because it was impossible, but because he chose not to walk it.