Isobel and I were both still fast asleep when the 'phone rang soon after 8am. It was Iona who had been standing on the doorstep for ten minutes ringing the front door bell! We had a leisurely morning, Isobel was rather tired and her speech was not very good. Iona went home to catch up on housework before we had a late lunch.

Euan and I were both very tired after the physical exertion of the previous day. We sorted out the food planning and Euan went to the shops. We were still having to do a lot of lifting in the afternoon. At about half four Liz 'phoned regarding tonight's meal - I had completely forgotten that she was cooking dinner and bringing it to our house. Keith and Liz arrived at 7pm and Liz cooked the potatoes while I got Isobel ready. Euan and I brought Isobel downstairs for only the second time since the 29th September. The descent of the stairs was tricky but rather easier than we had expected.

Isobel had beef casserole, riced potatoes, broad beans and green beans. She managed to feed herself the whole meal with minimal help. Apart from providing the delicious meal, Liz did all the washing up almost unnoticed. After the meal, Isobel said that she was very tired and needed to go back to bed. Euan and I got her upstairs in about fifteen minutes with a very great deal of effort (Keith was in reserve but I wanted to try and avoid his help as it would not be on hand on other occasions). Having done the hard work, Euan went to his room and I guided Isobel to the edge of the bed, where she suddenly threw herself backwards towards the wall. All I could do was to guide her gently onto the carpet. Euan came back and we lifted Isobel then rolled across the bed. This sort of incident adds to the difficulty of looking after Isobel as you can never be sure when something unexpected will happen. Isobel went to sleep almost immediately, before 10pm.