Transplant

You left behind all that you are when you left New York. Roberto lived in New York City for 21 years, but was forced to return to Spain due to health problems. After a year visits and daily phone calls, I finally agreed to join him there a few years ago. He has since had a kidney transplant, and remains healthy with the help of medication and access to a level of healthcare that we would never be able to afford in New York. Despite this, he sometimes expresses doubt regarding his chances, believing he might drop dead any day. He spends much of his free time finding suitable seedlings in the forest, digging them up and manipulating them to create bonsai trees, slow growing trees that can take years to mature into works of art.