I overslept this morning and found that Isobel had woken up and gone downstairs on her own at about 7am - very worrying as she is very unsteady on the stairs. She had left a large wet patch on the bed and had also wet the sofa downstairs, despite large capacity pants. There had been another long discussion at about 1am with Isobel insisting she wanted to sleep in wet pants and did not want the toilet. After this had been sorted out and she put on new pants I had not expected more problems. Iona 'phoned at about 8am to say that her rescheduled flight was due to leave at 9am. Isobel's preparation for the hospice went smoothly and she was delivered at 10.15am.

I spent the morning sorting out some of the rubbish in the living room and moving other stuff around the house to try and make room for some of the contents of the living room. I do not understand why a non-musical family such as us possesses a piano, cello and harp! Euan has not managed to rationalise his piles of belongings that have been in Iona's room since January, so the plan to use this room to store a lot of stuff from the living has been abandoned and somehow it will have to be shoehorned in elsewhere. Jon phoned in the afternoon to say that Iona had 'phoned (using April's 'phone) to confirm she had arrived safely in Corfu, but neither (!) of her 'phones was working and she wanted Jon to sort this out !!!

I picked Isobel up from the hospice at 3pm. Tracey was keen to lend me a wheelchair, obviously concerned by Isobel's worsening balance and walking. I explained that we already had one, but Isobel was resisting using it. What is becoming difficult I think is that Isobel is no longer safe to walk the few yards to the toilet in the hospice on her own. I think it will only be a couple of weeks before Isobel has to be delivered to the hospice in the wheelchair.

Iona 'phoned later, but spent most of the call grumbling about her 'phones. Isobel had beefburgers for dinner, followed by blackberry cheesecake and a Belgian bun. She went up to bed at about 10pm and had the usual argument with me and Euan about the need to use the toilet and clean up. I was still packing things away upstairs at 1am when Isobel woke and decided to come downstairs for a glass of fruit juice, then settled in front of the television but fell asleep after half an hour.