Isobel had a less disturbed night than usual and managed periods of two and a half hours and three hours unbroken sleep; she did not finally wake until 10.30am. She was alert until late evening.

During the morning Isobel made a number of attempts to leave the bed and landed on the floor once. These attempts usually happen a few seconds after someone has left the bedroom. Liz called round with a packet of doughnuts on the way home from the shops but did not come in. Shortly afterwards Donna called, also with a bag of doughnuts, how odd. Donna stayed for over half an hour. On my way back from the shops I bumped into Wendy Williams the district nurse, she had not heard the outcome of yesterday's committee meeting. During the afternoon Isobel left the bed on a number of occasions even when someone was with her. She landed on the floor on one occasion, I had a real struggle to get her back into bed as she hung onto any furniture she could reach and pulled against my lifting. As she is at about the limit of weight I can lift, pulling against the lift is an effective way of preventing an easy return to bed. Another technique Isobel uses is to kick her legs straight out when being lifted, producing a sideways force. Isobel says that these are attempts to help, although they have the opposite effect. Apart from the physical effort of lifting Isobel, the afternoon was relaxed and pleasant.

Iona came at about 5pm and stayed with her mother while I drove Euan to Gravesend where he will stay overnight. After Iona left to meet John, Isobel had baked chicken, chips, sprouts, carrots, sweetcorn and peas for dinner. She did not want any more food afterward. Isobel was asleep by 10pm.