Great story Ocker. Got caught up in the emotion of Flor and what he felt he had lost, only to find an even better future for himself, through his hospital room mate and his loss. How Flor saw his father and what he had accomplished, passing it on to him, giving him full rein of the property's future. Seeing himself just beginning to make something of it, and then "poof bang" it's all gone, but his roomy sure put a stop to that, changed his outlook, and in turn, helped him to heal. T'was nice of the old man to sell his birds and operating equipment.
I found, even though the old man was suffering, it to be rather cute, that he found his allergy to be to feathers.
Again great story, and looking forward to those that are coming from you.