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[31 Jan. 1947]

TELEPHONE MALDEN 3800

Maplewood Hospital
MAPLEWOOD AND WEBSTER STREETS
MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS

REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN
FEB 10 1947
FRAMINGHAM

to reason. With assurance, understanding and sympathy. It worked
out quite well. Any one here working for me may get riled
up and fly off the handle, but when they meet me they
do not. That is perhaps in this day a big accomplishment.

I told you I would write to you when I was a
little successful - Well, I am and it makes me feel
grateful towards life just to have something to give.

I sleep with my door wide open. A phobia, I know
why and any time any one who needs me may enter or
call.

I had a dream one night. You were talking to me
and for awhile I had a period of an anxiety psychosis
and I was afraid of God knows what, but I got over
it. It worried me [temporarily?] especially when I thought
of Dr. Tiffany listening your hospital head nurses story.
She has a sadistic point of view, but when it comes home
to roost I actually pity her. The price she shall pay
whether she knows it or not is too high. Thank God it
is not me. Tell Miss Green I send my best regards. I
liked her. She could have done a lot by talking to me
but somehow I never could make contact. I was a prisoner;