Everything would be fine if not for the toe. Kobzev and Znamensky say there’s improvement, but I somehow don’t see it. After breakfast I went to Tolya’s room and asked: “How’s your mood?” He said it was fine. “Zhenya and I thought you seemed upset about something.” He said nothing. I hugged him and said: “Tolya, on the home stretch you can’t lose your rhythm. Hold steady.” It worked. Everything returned to normal. I’m working with the materials on “Insertion and Descent,” “Contingency Situations,” “Orbital Flight.” I’m falling behind schedule — it’s 2 in the morning local time and I’m still working through the documentation. Because of the toe, I didn’t run in the morning, only did exercises. Today they began more intensive treatment: quartz lamp, UHF.

In a week, Anatoly Berezovoy and Valentin Lebedev will head to the cosmodrome and set off on a months-long space expedition. For now, three days of rest with their families at a retreat outside Moscow.

Moscow reported that one of the instruments on the station has been acting up; specialists are flying in tomorrow to conduct repair training. I went to bed covered in sensors, the cardiac monitor recording an ECG the whole time. Talked to Lyusya and Vitalik — mama is well, our boy is doing just fine. When will I see them now?

Today we received our weight data: I weigh 78 kg, Tolya — 65. I keep looking at the photograph of my son whenever I’m in my room; it sits on the desk. I’ve got a fine boy for a son.