The day did not get off to a good start when, at 4am, the bed had to be stripped and washed and Isobel moved into the spare room. I had thought that the incontinence strategies we were using would prevent this happening again, but some new ideas will need to be sorted out on Monday. Isobel then slept on until half past nine.

Iona came over for lunch, then she and Euan went off to Dartford Festival. In the late afternoon I drove Isobel down to Bexley and we went for a short walk in Bexley Park Woods. The paths are broad and smooth and a lot of them are level, so it is a rare chance for Isobel to walk on a natural surface. We parked very close to the entrance to the woods and walked in for about 150 yards, then had a long rest, sitting on a fallen tree trunk. It was very pleasant and there were very few people about. On the way back Isobel began to have difficulty walking after only a few yards and the last hundred yards were very slow and required a lot of support. Soon after we got home Iona appeared with Euan and they reprimanded us for being reckless, going into the woods!

Isobel had curry for dinner (chicken makhani, chicken jalfrezi, onion bhaji, nan bread and rice). Afterwards she had another large helping of strawberries, cream and ice cream. Although she had seemed tired after our walk and had dozed a little while sitting on the sofa, she did not go to bed until almost midnight.