A much better day today. Isobel got herself up at 8am and was alert and as active as she can be. Iona came over at 9am and we delivered her to the hospice at 10am. Her balance and walking were still poor but she was not at all tired and was prepared to attempt to help herself. Her speech was fairly good in the morning.

I collected her from the hospice at 3pm; she had a good day there (and I managed to finally clear the backlog of washing). The car was in the further car park and the walk of fifty yards was difficult for Isobel, but she managed it better than on several earlier occasions. Isobel had chicken in basil sauce for dinner, followed by rhubarb crumble. Isobel was still not tired and spoke to both her brother and her mother by telephone. Although she went to bed at just before 8pm she was bright and awake for several hours afterwards, watching television, drinking coffee and eating her dessert.