Palisades, New York
Rockland County

February 10, 1945

Dear Mabel:

It was good to hear from you and to know that
you have found your elusive trouble and are feeling
fine for the time at least. Of course, it is true
as you say, that everyone has something wrong as
life goes on.

I have been in bed since January 3rd, trying
to cure a serious hemmorrhage in the interior of the
eye, rest which is the only method. I spent a
few days in the hospital in the middle of the peri-
od but the eye was stirred up by the change and noth-
ing much came of it. I am better off at home,pro-
vided my various helpers do not fall by the way-side.
This happens now and then, and friends have been won-
derful in helping out.

It would be great fun to see you and Tony, if
ne's here and I hope you will be able to persuade
friends to drive you out before you leave New York.
At present I am seeing only one person at a time be-
cause talking to more, makes me move my head more
and it is essential to keep extremely still until
after the blood vessel heals, if it will, as we
hope! As the eye is soft, healing is very slow am
it is important to avoid physical motion and ner-
vous tension, in other words, a vegetative life.

I have the telephone on one side of my bed and
the radio on the other. Do call me up and give me
more news, preferably in the morning or evening.
Occasionally, I move for the afternoon to a couch
in the living room and then am out of reach of the
telephone.

As I can't use my eye for reading or writing,
I miss such items as John Collier's resignation.
Do tell me what it means and of the newspaper's
comment. I have heard only the vaguest reference.
He and Laura spent a night here in October and I
thought, seemed very happy.

Do continue to feel marvelous and enjoy New York.
Out here the snow is beautiful but inconvenient.

ESS:KZ