Dear Mr. Garmel,

Thank you for your letter. The Nantucket litigation drags on and becomes
more meaningful from year to year as the courts take the opportunity to
validate the legal theories of Geroge Orwell and Franz Kafka. I'm attaching
the latest motion for judgment on the pleadings and supporting memorandum
from which you may ascertain the current status; but I don't know why you
should find it worth your while. The hearing on the motion is scheduled 
for Sept 1, 2015.

Two weeks ago, I marked my 85th birthday. I've had my medical license
renewed for another two years, but the regulations of the "Affordable
Care Act" are so onerous that I've stopped billing for my services. At
the same time my practice has dwindled to nothing. It seems that our
lives are ruled by a transcendental justice, which is obviously
inaccessible to the courts.

On June 25, of this year, my wife, who, if she lives, will be 91 in 12 days, 
had another stroke which left her unable walk and even to stand. Unless
I move her to a chair with an hydraulic lift, she lies motionless in bed.
It's a blessing that she is not aware of the seriousness of her disability.
When I ask, "How are you?", she replies, "Pretty well."

Mine, as you may infer, is the job of taking care of her. It's the task
I can do best, and from which I derive a profound satisfaction that outweighs
the grief.

My best wishes to you and your family for a happy and health summer!

Sincerely, 
Ernst Meyer