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My siblings and me sitting in living room of my grandparents' home in Sevilla Spain, with our mother seated next to her father. Joaquin is seated in a chair in the foreground of the photo.
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Here we are, my son, Emmanuel, and me at Fiesta Flamenco Fin De Verano in San Diego last month. 🌷💕 Photo by Victoria Smith Photography
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Joaquin, a man with short, salt and pepper hair, lays in hospital bed with ventilator on his face, as he looks toward his sister, Diana, a woman, with long, wavy, brown hair, who stands leaning over with one arm stretched over his torso and the other massaging his head. Both are Hispanic, middle aged. Joaquin wears a green hospital gown. Diana is wearing a black jacket as well as a white face mask. Medical equipment stands in the background. Photo Credit: Brittany Merrill.
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Man walking a soil trail with greenery around him and clouds overhead and rolling hills in the distance
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Close-up image of Joaquin's hand holding Diana's hand
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