Many thanks for your letter which I received earlier today. Schorsch and I were home over Easter. Fips1 was there too. I got back yesterday evening. Hanna is doing a bit better, but she lays down all day long. She weighs only 75 pounds.2 She is very emaciated. You know Hans, it is really hard for us to realize that recovery for Hanna is unthinkable, and for you it is even harder. Dear Hans, it is so bitter to lose a sibling. You must prepare yourself that Hanna will not be with us much longer. The doctor said that the only thing left to try was to extract some blood with a syringe, but with Hanna that would not work because she has very little blood left. Regarding my ears, you need not worry. Right now I am learning the [???] 3and if I can do it, then Schorsch will marry me. He is going to buy me a sewing machine for 300 marks.