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Docto1' W;l.llie.m !qnoh and I :tmve jue t
been ifi consultation ovsr Father Michael Dody.
As lfOU know 1 he ill vast~ improved.· He he.& ba~n
saying Ma.1111 de.Hy at a nearby- eonven'fi and he has
been helping at a nearby pa1·ish over !;he WGek: end.
He oerta.inl;r· hall a greali deal o:f insight. ·Re
realises wb·ere h'h probl!!!ma started and, throu£h
his understanding of ~motional oonflfot. he hae
bee.n. ab}.a to relB:tq himself muo}f bett11r to others.
I Wll 11ure that you know that we have
competence o~.1ly in psyah1atry And with siclt peopie
6Jld We do not p:resulns to ad:vise on matters that
are outside Q.f our i'ield, However, it ill our f·Hling that )!lather Dody vou.ld do beat in aome kind o!
a:peGial mis!llo.i "l'ath~ tha.n bei~e an a11s~.atant in
a ;parish •. · fhe rea10o;;i :for thia .!,.e that enoirunter ..
ing em0Uon11-l probloms ln pll:tiahioneni liBhh \l.:P
hia own old difficulties ond \fG :pref.er that l'.1;1
be protected from thoBE! :for a while. WHh aome
outpa;t.iant help from :Doctor Hurley and w1 th a job
t.o do,. I am siri-e he wonld t;urn ont to be mtn1t
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satiafaato:r;y.
We are getting a little anxioue hara now.
because he is getting restless and a little bit

tearful beoalll3e we have not heard f'ro:m ~ls 11u)i>e:riors.
It is O'\l.l' hope that some arrangements will b@ llll!.de
for him, !01· he iti r>I tine lll!l.11 basically an.d we
woµld no-t 'Hant to aee him slip back to where he
was~ While his l;old on reality ia n.ot that ~nuoua - noi:urthel&l!ll rt1a:!.tinl$ a:nd insec'\U' :I. ty vill not ·
aid b h.ia oonV'alesoenCce and :l.t is w;\.tb. tMs thtH1ght
that I t"eapo,et:f'1lll'T write you to ask whe thar :H w;Lll
be poall :lblfl :for something to be dorte tor hill!. We
feel that he has J1ad full berrnfit t1·0111 hospiteliz.e.flion now and that :!.t :l.s tilr.t• IV.! moveCl into tb.ce ne.xb

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...W1 th enry aaauranM of. o'\U' resp'eot
and e11.rneat d.eaixa to be of belp and with thanks

for 7our oonfid.ena& in ua. wa aend you our
wishes.

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J, :Br1i1.r.:ela.ndt M.

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Most Reverend i'honms A. Connolly
AreJJ.biahop·of Seattle
907 1.'err.r Avenue
Seattle ~. Washington

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