This face and bio were on display this past weekend at Cuba Nostalgia. I stopped and stared at the familiar face and quickly called Amy over to take a picture.
Our relationship began exactly 52 years ago today when he spanked my bottom and announced to my parents that it was another girl.
Agustin Castellanos, M.D. was our pediatrician back in Cuba and the one who helped bring me into this world.
I don’t remember the spank, but I did recognize his kind face.
That’s the kind of person I am. I tend to forget the pain and focus on the good stuff. Amy says it’s because I live in denial – I prefer to call it gratitude.
See? It’s just a matter of putting the right spin on it.
I’m not 52 years old today. I’m 21 with 31 years of experience. =D
Feliz Cumpleanos! Que cumplas muchos más!! :-)Susan
Happy Birthday, Marti!!!Hope you have a wonderful day!
p.s. I’m so glad we got to meet. Love you!
Happy Birthday, honey! I love you! Enjoy South Beach!
Japi Birs-dei tu ju!I luv ju!
Besos!
Happy Birthday, Marta, it was wonderful to meet you and Amy this past weekend, for sure one of the magic moments of my visit to Miami.
Happy Birthday Marti!! I hope you had a great time with Amy, family & friends in Miami . . . :)I wish you well!! 🙂 Melek
“To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent – that is to triumph over old age.”~ T. B. Aldrich
Feliz Cumpleanos! Que cumplas muchos más!! :-)I stole that from Susan…..since I don’t know Spanish!
Love you!
Pam
Happy Birthday!!!Love,
Kristen
Thanks, everyone!I’m totally feeling the love. =D
Thanks for the link, however inadvertent, to the story of Doctor Castellanos, one of the great pioneers of cardiology. He was nominated for Nobel Prizes in the 1950s. Your link led me to the biography written by his children and a couple of photos which I will use in a lecture on the history of cardiology. You may think of him as your pediatrician but he was a great pioneer in the 1930s who calmly began again in Florida after he chose exile in 1960.