ዝግጁ ሲሆን ጊዜ ቁጭ ይልና ደብዳቤዎቹን ለጓዶኞቹና ለደብዳቤ አፃፃፍ ክፍለ ጊዜ ለተሰባሰቡ የቤተሰቡ አባላት በቃሉ ያነበንብላቸዋል።
He would sit, when he was up to it, and dictate the responses to friends and family who gathered for their letter-writing sessions.