Having had a rather disrupted nights sleep, Isobel had done little more than have tea and breakfast when Iona arrived just after half eight. Iona prepared Isobel for the hospice in record time and for once we delivered Isobel there early, just before 10am. Afterwards we spent two hours catching up on paperwork before Sue Locke (psychological nurse)arrived at noon. We discussed the difficulties that had arisen last week in respect of Isobel's non co-operation in dealing with incontinence and bathing. We agreed that a commode would very likely be needed in the near future, this will be arranged through the district nurse. Iona is off work at the moment and we agreed this had a beneficial effect all round. We agreed a switch from bathing to showering would make life easier and now that my back has healed the tiling of the shower cubicle could be completed. Once I have cut out the remaining concrete Jon will lay the tiles, possibly on Saturday. Other planning would wait until after the consultants meeting on Friday when we should have a better idea of timescales.
Iona and I went to collect Isobel, calling at Erith Hospital to deliver a large skip load of books for their stall. I had a chat with Steve and other staff at the hospice. They had noticed a significant deterioration in Isobel's mobility and also more problems with language.
When we got home at about half three, Isobel was rather tired. Liz (Keith's wife) called in straight from school almost immediately, bringing a cream sponge that Isobel managed to eat two slices of. As tonight was my last teaching session of this academic year, Euan cooked Isobel's dinner and she relaxed for the rest of the evening.