Isobel made a leisurely start to the day as we did not have anything organised for the morning. Once again her balance and walking were poor but her speech was better. This is a pattern that has been seen a lot in the past couple of weeks, although there is no obvious reason why one symptom should improve and another become worse. The speech is certainly better in the mornings and deteriorates later on.

After lunch I took Isobel in the wheelchair to my brothers house. As usual we watched rugby, ate cake and drank beer and tea, although this week Isobel decided not to have any beer. Isobel seemed to enjoy herself. Keith commented that her speech was a lot more understandable. We came back at about half six, Liz driving Isobel over while I wheeled the chair.

Isobel had ravioli, aubergine, courgettes, peppers, onions, green beans and carrots for dinner. She did not want anything to eat afterwards - not surprising as the main course was very large.. She went up to watch television in the bedroom at about a quarter to ten; by ten past ten she had soaked the side of the bed. This defeated the layers of waterproofing, mattress protector and old nappies which cover the surface of the bed. It was disappointing as I had checked whether she needed her pants changed when she went up, and Euan had asked again when he saw she had moved to an unusual position on the side of the bed. The bed will be out of use until tomorrow night as drastic cleaning was required. While I was doing this, Euan was with Isobel in the bathroom, he intervened when she tried to drink "Fabreeze" claiming it was mouthwash, as he was putting the bottle back Isobel tried to swallow a bleach based bath cleaner but Euan stopped her. The bottles etc in the bathroom had previously been reorganised in order to minimise the risk of accidental confusion, but now I have removed everything except soap, shampoo, bubble bath and harmless items. Isobel was settled into the spare room for the night. Isobel's speech was very difficult to understand tonight.