His whole body has bedbug bites. His skin is in terrible condition. He survived on pitas, rice, and legumes. Entire months without sunlight, without showers, with pain and complete isolation.
"The state failed me again. So not only has he been withheld from me for the last 32 years, they're still withholding him from me now."
"His slider was tremendous. He got ahead with his sinker; it seems like he was able to control it everywhere. More importantly, he was throwing strikes with that sweeper and getting people to expand with it. That's the best I've seen him throw in a long time."
"Today's a special day - it's my birthday! But I've got something exciting to share... I'm back and working on some wonderful new projects that I can't wait for you to hear about!"
During the Covid lockdowns, he was offered a hotel room in Putney. It was there that he signed up for a course through the charity Shepherd's Star and took the trip to Kew Gardens that sparked the former gardener's passions.