 Grossman never published another book.A 1981 "The New York Times" article titled, "Life's Ironies Taunt a Manhattan Novelist," revealed that Grossman had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1976 and was living alone, confined to a wheelchair, dependent upon Medicaid and Social Security.Although he had lost the ability to type, he was still writing, composing in his head, then taping his mental draft.