Wow, what a really nice thing for your friend to do.
It must have been hard enough having his home pulled out from under him but to have to give up his orchids too was like rubbing salt into the wound. Maybe when he gets settled you can return some of them.
Meanwhile, the plants look to be in pretty good shape. Some house cleaning and TLC will bring them around quickly. My, oh my, all those phals, I'd have a field day with them!!!
Just let us know if we can be of help in anyway, and
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Al