I miss seeing Merrill. It’s the longest we have been apart, four days. I saw him last Wednesday. I’m feeling stronger all the time. I walked out into the hall. The cleaning lady put my flowers on a table foot of my bed. They look so pretty. One from Patty and Jill, Jim and Nancy, and Lyla. Steve called after lunch. He didn’t say anything about coming to see me but he, Vern, June showed up at hospital. Steve met them in Pulaski