![Switchyard | L Navarro/Nuance](https://ifp.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1-233.jpg)
Switchyard | L Navarro/Nuance
My world is 640 square feet. I spend most days on my bed, propped up by pillows, my legs covered with a wool blanket to stanch the pain. From my windows, all I can see are a row of gingkoes, a dozen condo high-rises, and open sky. On a lucky day, there will be snow, or an orange sunset, or a red-tailed hawk floating on warm currents hunting for prey.