later, I moved into an apartment near the hospital where our pilot program launched. The first licensing payment was modest, but it was mine, legally structured through the university and a company I co-founded with two researchers.
I bought three pairs of glasses.
One stayed home.
One stayed in my office.
One stayed in my bag.
Before sentencing, Lila sent me a letter.
“You ruined this family.”
I read it once and put it away.
A year after the defense, our system helped a rural clinic catch a retinal condition
