Seventy Pound Baby from Port Jervis Reclaims His Life After TV Fame

a heavy gold pen from his breast pocket, its cap already removed. “We can get the first check sent to the Boston clinic by Friday.”

I looked at the blank line at the bottom of the page, my name printed neatly beneath it in capital letters.

“I need to read it first,” I said, putting the pen back into his hand.

Victor’s smile did not fade, but his fingers continue reading …