Mareh 11, 1955

Dear Syd:

I promised to keep you as well informed as possible about Bob
Wright. I am sorry not to be able to give more definite word than
this: as of today he is still but slowly recovering consciousness.

He did speak a couple of words yesterday, a point we have been relying

on as a sign against concealed left—cerebral injury. Except for ths
agonizing slowness of his progress, there has been substantia 4, no
ohjective sign of serious injury except around the right pre-central
(motor) areas; if that is all there proves to be, and it will be im
possible to evaluate its extent, for a long time, we may count him blessed.

I hardly know how to deacriféd his iomediate condition. His surgeon
considers him substantially decompressed—— the wound is néw depressed, the
spinal pressure back to normal, etc. He has accasionsof partial awareness,
but not recognition; a few simple voluntazy movements; a few simple respomses
to verbal instructions. He is still pulling ahead, but very slowly indeed.
We can only hope his progress will be as consistent as it is slow.

Mari is back to wrk. I have to admire her ability to do this, as distracted
as I knowshe is. Fortunately, the hospital is not far off, so she can visist
Bob as often as the surgeon will alhow her too

It will be difficult to post a daily bulletin. So please consider that
the present course is extrapolated until you hear further. I will let you
know promptly of any considerable change.

Yours sincerely,

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P.S. I have geceived your amusing chain letter. Please forgive me for
not cooperating Just now; it just happens to strike me at the wrong time.

I am happy to note that I have already been in touch with all 4 of the
antec edents,