To, eae PS

October 26, 1959

Mrs. storaror Koay, Secretary

Indianapolis Chapter No. 32
Mended Hearts, Inc.
Indianapolis 1, Indiana

Dear Clarabell:

I am most interested that you are the Secretary of Mended
Hearts in Indianapolis. This is a job which, of course, is the most
important one in the organization and I am sure keeps you quite busy.
I am delighted that you feel so energetic and full of vigorous life.
I hope that sometime soon you will be coming out Denver way and will
give me the privilege of dropping in so that we can say "hello". I
think, perhaps,,you are my most favorite patient because you were the
first of what has grown to be a rather large family. You will be
interested to know, I am sure, that we recently had a series of 112
patients whom we repaired with open suture of their atrial septal
defect without a single death. I would never have predicted that
open-heart surgery could become that safe.

With very best regards and carry on the good work.

Very sincerely,

Henry Swan, M. D.
Professor and Head
Department of Surgery
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