Dear Helen: Milton tells me that you are again in the doctor's clutches, undergoing x-ray treatments. You must be weary of it--and long for the time when they will admit that you are completely well.1
It is astonishing what x-ray can do. I had a bursitis 4 or 5 years ago that was on the way to immobilizing my shoulder completely. The doctors shook their heads about an operation--and thought that so much additional bone had formed on my shoulder that x-ray treatment would be useless. But they finally decided to give it a try on a very powerful machine (one million volts, I believe).
They completely destroyed the new bones (which they said were heavier and denser than the surrounding natural ones) and did not injure the rest of the joint. They didn't believe their own pictures for about 3 months!2
So please do what the medicos tell you--even if it does become a great bore.
We enjoyed the Southern California Desert. Temperature about 80°--always bright sun--and two nice golf courses. The people were both hospitable and considerate! I wish you could have been with us!3
Now we're back in the maelstrom of national politics. The longer I'm here the more I think of the rest of America.
Loads of love from us both--and do be faithful in following orders.
Best to all the family. Devotedly
