the property at 1968 quint street, protesting the issuance on september 19, 2017, to xiao yan zeng, first floor, partition bedroom and family room, alter to two bathrooms. change windows at rear, new deck, new skylight. we'll start with the appellant. >> good evening and welcome. >> thank you. and good evening. i'm john choi. thank you, board, for talking the matter and reviewing our brief. i do have some comments to make, but i would like to first turn the mike over to mr. patrick fung, the song of the apeople -- appellants. >> we've lived on quint street for 26 years. in all 26 years, the past two months have been the toughest for us, especially for my mom. she has hypo thyroidism and thinking about the negative impacts of the deck have exacerbated her symptoms. so we don't even want to imagine how her symptoms might escalate when the deck is finished in its current dimensions. on behalf of our family, we'd like to thank the board for listening and respectfully ask to keep our family's health and privacy in mind. thank you. >> thank you. >> i would like to make some comments, representa