Rachel Barth

And I mean, those kids have phones and they're hearing it and they're seeing it and people are talking about it.

And I always think, you know, if the roles were reversed, would that missing person be doing this for me?

And the answer is always yes.

And so, you know, it's hard.

Like, I'm sure most of us have full-time jobs and I have a family and little kids and this did consume 16 months of not just my life, but Tyler's entire family and, you know, his husband and his kids and, um,

Really, everybody was on alert and you couldn't go anywhere in the community without people recognizing you and stopping you and asking questions.

And then when we did find him, it was absolutely devastating.

But also there was that sense of relief.

And so I'm sorry for you that have not found your loved one because I was there.

And now that we have him, I don't want to say it gets better, but at least you have answers.

And so I am really sorry that you guys are still having to go through that.