Isobel had a fairly undisturbed night until about 8am. While I was helping her off the commode she managed to sit on the floor. For some reason I was as weak as a baby this morning and could not lift her back onto her feet. I did not want to disturb Euan as he was unwell during the night as well as having strained one of his shoulders badly. After about forty minutes I managed to lever Isobel onto the end of the bed from a kneeling position and slide her up the bed. Luckily this was the only time we had to lift Isobel from the floor today.

After breakfast Iona came over. With one exception I will not describe in detail the large number of 'phone conversations with various bodies and individuals during the day except to say that despite various misunderstandings I feel progress is now being made and expect further developments tomorrow. The most amusing call was from Bexley's Care Central to forewarn me that a call would take place from a representative of the Peter Gidney Unit at Darenth - this was the visit from Margaret Nicholas which had already taken place yesterday!

In the late afternoon we helped Iona complete a form for a job interview tomorrow, then she went home. For dinner Isobel had cheese and bacon flan, chips and baked beans, followed much later by some garlic bread. She watched the second half of the Chelsea vs Sporting Lisbon match and did no more than doze briefly before the bed was found to be wet at midnight. Isobel finally settled down to sleep at half past midnight.

In terms of moving Isobel around, today has involved much less work than usual. Just as well as we might not have coped, Euan is too ill to do much and I have felt exhausted all day. We are sailing far too close to the wind for comfort.