Once Robin was discharged from intensive care and returned home for further convalescence, he realized he felt different, too. What he desired most of all was human interaction, in whatever form he could receive it. “That’s the weird thing after the heart surgery is, you appreciate every fucking connection with a person,” he said. “It’s so fucking amazing. Human contact after you’ve had heart surgery is pretty fucking valuable. You appreciate little things, like walks on the beach with a defibrillator.”
