Another relaxed day.
After bathing Isobel sat around watching television, more relaxed and talking more clearly than for some time. Getting out of the bath is not a problem when Isobel co-operates by not kicking out with her legs; lifting her onto a perching stool as the first step can be fairly easily accomplished by one person. This contrasts with times when legs are kicked out horizontally, then it becomes very difficult for two people to lift her out, as the effort required is a lot more than 100% of her weight as the horizontal force also has to be overcome. Iona popped in briefly on her way to Howletts Zoo with Jon.

The District Nurse called at mid-day and we were able to confirm that the extreme problems of the previous week had been largely resolved. The next step is the meeting with a consultant neurologist at Maidstone Hospital who will try to come up with an explanation for the deterioration in Isobel's symptoms over the past two months. Isobel's balance was poor again today; it is difficult to judge how much it has improved since last week - not as much as we had hoped.

After lunch Pat Ball (Chris' mum) called round and stayed for a couple of hours chatting, eating cake and drinking coffee.

For dinner Isobel had a huge beef casserole, it was not a surprise that she did not want any more food later. Iona called in for half an hour or so to tell us what a good time she had at the zoo. Isobel went up to bed soon after nine and fell asleep. She does seem to be more tired than a few weeks ago. It seems as if her sleeping is getting back to a regular pattern, which certainly makes life easier for the rest of us.