At their first meeting on the day after her arrival from Havana Tampa prosthetist Waldo Esparza at right tells Raysa center that they have much in common he too is from Cuba and lost his left leg in an accident when he was a teenager Raysa is the second young cancer survivor from Cuba that a small group of humanitarians including Arnold Andrews at left has helped to acquire prostheses and physical therapy
April 20 2005 Tampa Florida Arnold Andrews and Raysa Fernandez listen as prosthetist Waldo Esparza outlines the necessary procedures required for a prosthetic shoulder and arm