January 26, 1972

What's new?

Nothing. Nothing to say.

How are you?

I don't know.

(silence)

The doctor who took care of my leg and had gone to Delhi has returned. He looked at my leg today and said it was a miracle the way it healed. It's almost all better—not completely, but almost.

(silence)

What I told you is continuing—but it's continuing with an improvement. I mean, it's taking a turn for the better. But speaking is still difficult—speaking and eating are the two most difficult things.