I feel, come a long way and am still coming. I have taken the pulse of public attitude in regard to TVism and have felt the chill of their scorn. I have lost friends but gained new, understanding friends in their place. I have discovered that the road to public education must first start with the medical profession and I have started there. In these undertakings I have found honesty and sincerity of purpose to be the best approach. The chances are that if Dorothy's brother is respected, there will be a movement in the direction of trying to understand his sister. My employees know and accept the fact that I'm a TV. Other TVs drop in for a chat and feel very much at ease. My secretary has attended one of our meetings and is completely accepting even to the point of educating others. I generally find that the groovy, swingy types like my secretary, easily accept TVism. My step-children know that I am a TV and accept the fact as "my bag". My older, natural son knows, has seen a picture of Dorothy, and will come to live with me this summer while he attends a local University. He is eager to meet other TVs and learn more about the subject. My first wife, a Doctor and I have decided not to tell my second (younger) son because he presently has some personal problems that could be serious (possibly TV). My parents do not know about me. My brother's widow does. My younger niece knows and accepts, my older niece has problems and is not ready to be told. I feel that it is inevitable that these children will discover that I am a TV and I would rather they be told by me. It is very, very heartwarming to know they are willing to accept what I myself have learned to accept. I am indeed fortunate.

Now you will understand why this past year feels 5 years long and why I feel that there is much, much more to come. It is only the beginning of another life. I'm not trying to be dramatic. I really feel that this is so because it has never before been so meaningful and true for me.

As Dorothy and/or Doll among other New England sisters, I find that I am, very much of the time, a feminine projection of Bill who is inclined to be critical of others. Doll is just not very gentle with other TVs. She even has her own list of “little things that bother."

a) The TV who sits like a prize fighter in a ring corner.

b) The TV who has "passing" on the brain.

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