Friday Evening Nov 25 - 1955 My dear Eleanor: Thank you so much for your splendid encouraging letter in the box waiting for me when I got in tonight from the Lab: -- you have shown by what your work with the Boring Aunties has accomplished already at 7016, that I surely think if you can see your way to bring your father home without endangering your own health, by all means do it, for when he sees a newly renovated house it will encourage him no end. Really I feel greatly encouraged for him myself. I want to write him again, but feel I must wait for word from you that you might think he would react favorably to hearing about Aunt Bess' new abode, so if you could write him first about what I have told you all about her, it would prepare the way for a letter from me. But if you don't think it wise -- ignore my suggestion A letter from Ron in the same mail as the arrival of yours tells of your fathers failing eyesight due to cataracts, but he tells me, he sees your father two or three times a week which I think is splendid for with his school work and family to attend to, he must be fully occupied. Both of you are showing real affection in your efforts in his behalf, and Ron winds up his good letter by admonishing me to keep up my own spirits, looking forward to next Summer. Well dear I truly hope there may be yet another summer for me since I for the last six years have looked forward to my visits to see you all. It was just last Saturday I turned 83, and I feel very thankful to God for the measure of health I have enjoyed so far, and pray it may continue. Roberts new wife Beryl and Esther drove up to Sedro Woolley last Tuesday, and they found Aunt Bess in very comfortable quarters, and had a nice hour and a half visit with her, but as I have said she seems to have no idea of time or place, for when she inquired about Uncle Jim, she told Beryl and Esther it was *years* since she heard from Jim, and although they reminded her that I had seen her only about ten days previously she seemed to think it was a very long time since she had seen me. So of course there is a lot for the force of psychiatrists to do for Aunt Bess but I am hopeful she may come back *normal* again. I think she would be glad to get a letter from you, for she seems to remember the members of the family, and she said to Esther and Beryl that she wanted to have the family about her. I am planning on going up to see her soon but it will probably be a few days into December before I can get away. She seemed glad to get Carrie Andersons letter and package. I think the package contained a sweater but the hospital doesnt encourage the sending of clothing I understand. If you write give her full name Elizabeth D. Henderson and send it to Northern State Hospital Sedro Woolley but I would suggest you dont say anything about her being in a hospital. Just write an ordinary letter, and ignore the existence of the place. You can be sure she is in a good place and whatever can be done to restore her to normal health is going to be done. I am anxious to get up to see her, so I can report to you, but I am just as anxious about your father and feel that if it is *feasible for you and your health* that he can come back to 7016 Stewart Av. it will give him a new lease of life. Lovingly Uncle Tom The distance from Seattle to Sedro Woolley by driving is about 75 miles North by a little East. #