{"id":633,"date":"2026-08-20T23:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/?page_id=633"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:09:16","slug":"running-away-to-colombia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/running-away-to-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Away to Colombia: The Five-Part Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2025, Michael and I reduced a lifetime to four suitcases and moved from Kansas City to Bucaramanga, Colombia. What began as a late-life adventure became a story about aging, illness, love, chosen family, and building a meaningful life when certainty disappears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Read the five-part series in order below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-633_c03a59-7f .entry.loop-entry .entry-header .entry-title{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);}.kb-posts-id-633_c03a59-7f .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-posts-id-633_c03a59-7f .entry.loop-entry .entry-header .entry-title{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);}}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-633_c03a59-7f content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bucaramanga tag-exile tag-running-away-to-colombia tag-storytelling\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/19\/where-in-the-world-is-jon-d-barnett-this-morning\/\" aria-label=\"Where in the world is Jon D Barnett this morning?\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/glasses-on-hospital-bed-1024x767.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where in the world is Jon D Barnett this morning?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/glasses-on-hospital-bed-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/glasses-on-hospital-bed-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/glasses-on-hospital-bed-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/glasses-on-hospital-bed-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/glasses-on-hospital-bed.png 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/19\/where-in-the-world-is-jon-d-barnett-this-morning\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where in the world is Jon D Barnett this morning?<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Por<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jon D. Barnett<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-19T06:37:10+00:00\">julio 19, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T21:19:50+00:00\">agosto 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>RUNNING AWAY FROM COLOMBIA\u2014PT 1<\/p>\n<p>After a spinal procedure lets me walk again, I take stock of an unreliable body, a changing definition of independence, and why Michael and I chose Colombia for the final chapter of our lives.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/19\/where-in-the-world-is-jon-d-barnett-this-morning\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLeer m\u00e1s<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Where in the world is Jon D Barnett this morning?<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continuar<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-494 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-running-away-to-colombia\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/20\/everything-had-to-justify-itself-or-leave\/\" aria-label=\"Everything Had to Justify Itself or Leave\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/suitcases2b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Everything Had to Justify Itself or Leave\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/suitcases2b.jpg 889w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/suitcases2b-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/suitcases2b-768x655.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/suitcases2b-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/20\/everything-had-to-justify-itself-or-leave\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Everything Had to Justify Itself or Leave<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Por<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jon D. Barnett<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T16:17:28+00:00\">julio 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T21:18:39+00:00\">agosto 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>RUNNING AWAY FROM COLOMBIA\u2014PT 2<\/p>\n<p>As strangers carry our belongings away at an estate sale, a lifetime becomes price tags, four suitcases, and the irreversible decision to leave America for Colombia.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/20\/everything-had-to-justify-itself-or-leave\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLeer m\u00e1s<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Everything Had to Justify Itself or Leave<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continuar<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-498 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-running-away-to-colombia\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/23\/building-a-nest\/\" aria-label=\"Building a Nest\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nest-003-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Building a Nest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nest-003-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nest-003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nest-003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nest-003-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nest-003.jpg 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/23\/building-a-nest\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Building a Nest<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Por<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jon D. Barnett<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T23:05:00+00:00\">julio 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T21:22:34+00:00\">agosto 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>RUNNING AWAY FROM COLOMBIA\u2014PT 3<\/p>\n<p>Michael and I arrive in Bucaramanga with four suitcases and a one-month Airbnb, then take a chance on an imperfect apartment with good bones and begin turning it into a home.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/07\/23\/building-a-nest\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLeer m\u00e1s<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Building a Nest<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continuar<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-523 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-running-away-to-colombia\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/08\/01\/running-into-reality\/\" aria-label=\"Running into Reality\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CT-scan-of-spine2-651x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Running into Reality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CT-scan-of-spine2-651x1024.png 651w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CT-scan-of-spine2-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CT-scan-of-spine2-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CT-scan-of-spine2.png 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/08\/01\/running-into-reality\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Running into Reality<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Por<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jon D. Barnett<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-01T22:57:34+00:00\">agosto 1, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T21:24:49+00:00\">agosto 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>RUNNING AWAY TO COLOMBIA\u2014PT4<\/p>\n<p>I came to Colombia to keep moving. Instead, walking gives way to pain, a bright blue rollator, medical appointments, and limits I can no longer ignore.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/08\/01\/running-into-reality\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLeer m\u00e1s<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Running into Reality<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continuar<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-running-away-to-colombia\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/08\/12\/running-out-of-options\/\" aria-label=\"Running Out of Options\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/point-of-no-return-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Running Out of Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/point-of-no-return-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/point-of-no-return-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/point-of-no-return-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/point-of-no-return-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/point-of-no-return.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jondbarnett.com\/es\/2026\/08\/12\/running-out-of-options\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Running Out of Options<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Por<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jon D. Barnett<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T18:03:01+00:00\">agosto 12, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T21:27:22+00:00\">agosto 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>RUNNING AWAY TO COLOMBIA\u2014PT5<\/p>\n<p>A successful procedure briefly gives me back the ability to walk. 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