DAN W. BRABECK

483 PARTRIDGE CIRCLE
SARASOTA, FLORIDA 33577

February 13, 1982

Mr. Henry Kissinger
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts.

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

A get well wish...greeting...and news clips
from Florida!

I had a 4 by-pass open heart surgery seven months
ago and am back to my former activities and feel
great!

Am 74 years young, and Dan and I have been married
53 years!

Be patient!

A bunch of the docs were whooping it up 'neath the lights in the old O.R.,
And the atmosphere was thick with tension just like a Georgetown bar.
Now on the table lay Henry the K. awaiting their ministrations,
And above their masks the doctors' brows were shining with perspiration.

Henry said, "Let me mention, Doc, before you put me under,
"Let's have a spirit of detente ere you cleft my breast asunder.
"Shuttle diplomacy's my forte, you know, but I've no urge to summit
"With mankind's President, nor below to the Enemy would I plummet."

"He grinned and waved, then lay back down. The game was about to start,
And they played for the greatest stake of all, a loyal statesman's heart.
There was no national anthem, nor a halftime marching band,
And hushed and silent were the anxious people of the land.

And as they closed up Henry's chest and the scalpels had been boiled,
Nancy and all the nation cheered; the Reaper had been foiled.
Henry awoke and cooly said, "I believe we're in accord;
"The agreement has been ratified between me and the Lord."

Then all across America was heard a thunderous roar,
And Henry joined in the applause, but his chest was still too sore.
And Dolly Parton telephoned to say, "Dear Henry, don't be blue,
"Because I know just how you feel; my chest is swollen, too."

Best wishes for a successful recovery!

Julian Bradford
Box 191
Seekonk, MA 02771

HENRY A. KISSINGER

June 9, 1982

Dear Mr. Braman:

I appreciated your card which I
received while I was hospitalized.
Your thoughtfulness and good wishes
meant a great deal to me.

HENRY A. KISSINGER

March 18, 1982

Dear Ms. Brock:

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HENRY A. KISSINGER

April 1, 1982

Dear Mr. Brown:

183 Mountain Road
Allentown, Pennsylvania

February 10, 1982 18103

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

It was with much dismay that I read today about
your serious surgery. I have avidly followed you career as a states-
man for several years and I know that you must have faced this pit-
fall with apprehension but not without the good spirit and courage
that has hallmarked your life in the public eye.

I just wanted to tell you, Dr. Kissinger, that I
am offering all my prayers and good wishes to both you and your fine
family. Taking my own viewpoint into perspective, I know I would be
terrified of such an operation, but God Forbid, if I ever must face
a situation similiar to yours, I hope I can stand before it with the
unflinching valor you must have shown.

If I can be of any service to you, Dr. Kissinger,
please do not hesitate to let me know. My home telephone number is
215-797-2049 and my office number is 215-264-0591. I would be only
to happy to assist you or your wife in any way possible. I could do
thankyou cards (I have nice handwriting) or just about anything.

When I attend Mass at St. Paul's Church on Satur-
day evening, I will light a candle for your safe and speedy recovery.
I am sure you strength and humor will see you carefully through this
ordeal. There are surely countless people throughout the United States
who care for you as much as I do.

Please take good care of yourself and please con-
tact me at once if there is anything of service I can do for you.

SHELL WITH SINNINGIAS

Fern above Planter: Adiantum Wrightii
(Maidenhair Fern) Left to right in shell:
Sinningia Cindy Ella, Sinningia Pusilla,
Sinningia Cupid's Doll.

CULTURE

All these plants need the same conditions:
Warm 62 to 80 degrees, greenhouse high
humidity. Soil rich in humus kept evenly
moist, except that Adiantum needs more water
and more shade conditions. Sinningias need
filtered sun to flower. Sinningia Pusilla
(in front) is 1 1/2 inches tall, will seed
itself if grown in a terrarium and will
flower from two fluorescent light tubes,
eight inches away, 40 watts each.

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A Sunshine Card

Made in U.S.A.