Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
Dr.. White Gives Details
Of President S Condition

lwill get d better idea Of the size
Iof the heart. It is very import
Iant to obtain such information
las the healing process goes on.
I'VE will have-we viii be able
Ito tell more about that the next
time We meet.
i @. Which win be when. sir?
Conferences Help Him +.
] Or. White-i shall be here
again IN two weeks. I would
add so much for his present
condition. would add that he
has stood his conferences very
well. As you know. he has had
ia number Of conferences. some
times two q day, all brief, hut he
has taken them in stride and
has had no bad effect from them.
In fact. I think--we all think
they have helped him rather
than hurt him.
| It Is important for 4 person
during his convalescence to feel
that he plays q little role. and he
has played more than q little
lr0le already. by means Of these
icenferences.
Next. the plans for the Inn
mediate future. and by imme-
Idiate future I would speak Of the
next two or three weeks. I have
heard that on occasion it has
theen thought that the President
was planning to return East two
weeks from now.
| Well. the last time I spoke to
you. ! said no such definite
schedule said two or three
weeks would be reasonably
reasonable length Of time when
he might return East. He does
not want us to hurry this job.
He Is doing well and he doesn't
want US TO hasten unduly his
convaleseence.
He is having a very good place
here to stay. and he has q staff
acquainted with him. The coun-
tryside Is beautiful. And he is
doing well In his present enyir-
lonment. Therefore II he should
return three weeks from now
rather than two weeks from now
1t Is not because be Is sick or for
any such reason. It is because
everybody wants TO do the sensi-
bic thing.
President 10 Walk q Little
This coming week, beginning
now, the President win begin toI
take some steps.
@. Beginning now. you say?
Or. White: Beginning now. |
yes. I think tomorrow is the first
plan.
Dr.. Pollock-Yes. sir.
Or, White-Of his--of his
standing up and taking a step orr
two. We hope to have him stand
on the scales within a day or twoI
to see what his weight is. Wei
think that he has kept down his
weight. He Is afraid that he mayI
have gained . little. even onl
1.600 Galleries or less.
Only once, I understand, has
II been over 1900 calories. and
on that occasion he had 1904
0aughter). I rather think that /
he may have dropped a pound
or two. But at any rate there Isl
no great change in his weight. |
Next week after he has been able
TO be on his feet, and inci-
dentally--
@. Pardon me. Doctor you aret
talking about now. beginning the
NTH week?
Or. White--A week from now |
That viii be the sixth week. This
u the ffth week.
Q. Yes. sir.
To Walk More Freely |
Or. White-Dut. in the sixth
week. which would be q week
from Notwithstanding q week
from now-we expect that the
President win be able TO walk
much more freely on one level
where he Is now.
@, You mean
Or. White Walk freely. Walk
even out on the roof. In all |,
he win. at the end |,
o. two weeks from nov, be mo-
bile and be able TO dispense with |,
his wheelchair for most Of the
time, /
g. That IL When2
! Or. White That would be A.,
that would be 4 little less than |,
two weeks from now. that is be-
ginning three weeks two weeks
from now-beginning two weeks
from now--would be the seventh !,
week. you see? But prior to that |,
we expect that he will be able