I was simply, at last, among people who had never asked me to perform.

Chapter 35 — The Grand Opening

A year later, the weather in Boston was warm for autumn.

The Vireo Rehabilitation Center stood on a green campus outside the city — a state-of-the-art facility, funded entirely by the Emberton partnership.

That day was the grand opening.

I stood in the courtyard, watching people mingle: the engineers who had slept under desks in the garage with me, the physical therapists who tested our clunky early prototypes, the nurses and technicians, and the patients and families who had trusted us when we were only a dream.