The West Stockbridge man who donated the tree that will take center stage at Rockefeller Center next month is recovering from a stroke.
Earl Albert is receiving medical care and is still hoping to make the trip to New York City for the tree lighting ceremony.
Albert donated a 74-foot-tall Norway spruce that was planted by him and his late wife in 1967.
The Albert family is hoping for a "Christmas miracle" that will get him to the ceremony on December 4th.
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