Gall bladder

(1966 July 28)
[LL must have a gall bladder procedure.]  When I tell you he will hate every second, every minute of having people poke him and wash him and hurt him, and yet cheers us up about his going, not a word of complaint or self pity, only hard work to the end to straighten out his affairs, which are more complex than you ever dreamed of, you can understand perhaps why I think he is the bravest and most courageous person I ever knew.