Dearest Sweetheart,

I’m very sorry that I haven’t been able to get a letter off to you for a couple of days but certain things came up at the hospital that took all my time. One of our patients developed a serious case of pneumonia and we had to put an oxygen tent on him. When we have a tent on a patient we put on what you call a special watch. It’s the same as a private news. I had to stay until 10 o clock with this fellow Monday and Tuesday night. It isn’t really hard work but very tiresome. I had to watch the tent and watch the guy’s temperature and everything else. I’m just about a real news now. I know you’ll understand how tired I was and I didn’t want to write from his room. As germs were all over. You’ll understand dearest that my duties in helping ill persons sometimes just have to come before you. I know you’ll understand and feel proud of me.

I have received some beautiful letters from you lately. They are wonderful to read. May God always see that our love keeps and I always have your sweet letters to look forward and receive. It did hurt me to read how many things you were doing and planning for our marriage when I was supposed to get home. Knowing that I couldn’t get home just now and you still thinking I was coming nearly tore my heart out. I wanted so very much to see and hold you again, to have you for my wife. It’s just one of the many bumps we’ll have to face in life. It seems that that’s all life is, is a rotten mess of things, at least right now. I hope and pray that this war ends soon so we may be together always. I’m sure we’ll find loads of happiness together. I know I have the swellest and best girlfriend in the world waiting home for me. Our love is what keeps me going. I have placed all the trust in the world in you, dearest. I know you would never do anything to ever harm our love.

I have been feeling pretty good lately even though I work among sick persons with colds and pularsg and scarlet fever quite a bit. If I start to feel punk I usually take a sulformilihide tablet. They certainly are rightfully called the miracle drugs. They make you feel like a new person in a couple of hours.

I hope you and the family are O.K. I certainly wouldn’t know how to take care of my wife now. Ion the week I have been in the hospital, I have learned many things to combat bad colds and such. I have also learned how to be a good housewife. I’ll really be a catch when we get married.

I’m going to have to close for just now as I’m on the job. Will write more this evening. God Bless you and keep you, dearest. All the kisses and hugs I have to my sweet wife.

Love,
Joe