indications for surgery, methods of surgery, results of surgery, adjust- ment of patients etc. I explained that there was a whole group of people, TVs of course, whose sole pattern was in the gender area and who had gotten no play at all. As many of you will imagine, they got some play from me right then and there. Lots of the M.D.s present were general practicioners as well as psychiatrists and I preceded to give them a brief but basic education on the existance of TVs and the nature of the problem. That my extemperaneous remarks were well received was proven by the several who came up to me at the end of the conference to tell me that they approved and by word gotten to me later from Mr. Grey himself that he had had words of approval from several. So I guess I did some good there.
July 28. Did a little sightseeing with Dick to the British Museum and in and around Soho trying to find out the name of some wholesaler of books that I could see.
July 29. Dick left this morning for home as his vacation was up. Had an interview with the director of the Samaritan Society-a group involved all over England in suicide prevention and general help to distraught persons. He planned on either giving a paper on TV at their convention or publishing an article in their journal on it. Saw the wholesaler and sold him some TVias. Went to Selfridges to buy a couple of dresses. I was sick and tired of the limitations of my ward- robe due to the 44 lb. rule.
July 30. Had a hair-do at shop of an understanding woman friend of several English TVs. Traveling sure louses up one's hair. Did a little shopping around and went to American Express for mail. . . just like Paris and Rome, mobbed by Americans. Hippies of all breeds, nation- alities and dress sit, stand and lie all around Trafalgar Square and practically make a dormitory of the fenced traffic island at Picadilly Circus. Hardly a charming sight but England too is a free country so they do. Had dinner with one of the doctors this evening.
July 31. Had interview with Anthony Grey of Albany Trust regard- ing their activities there and the counseling they were doing. They have no funds but donations and are swamped daily with calls on their services by all manner of people. Far more work than people or money to do it with. But the Trust and the people in it are very understanding and helpful where they can be to TVs and to the Beaumont Society. Spent afternoon and evening with one of the Drs. from the conference who is very knowledgeable about steroid chemistry and the effects of
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