Isobel slept until almost 9am. The first part of the morning was a continuation of the relaxed atmosphere of yesterday. Iona came over at about half ten.

The unusually calm atmosphere was punctured by a 'phone call from the Bexley continuing care team (we have not previously had any direct dealings with them) to say that the lengthy forms filled in last week were still incomplete and a call would be made at 2pm to map Isobel's bruises and assess her falling. As a result of this information not being included in the forms, Isobel had not been considered at Friday's committee meeting but would be considered at the coming Friday's committee. Bearing in mind the effort put into providing the reams of information we were asked for and the assurances we were given, this was most disappointing.

When the call was made at 2pm, it was not what we had expected. Some rather cursory questions were asked about Isobel's fits, falling and eating. Some useful practical hints about manhandling her were given. There will be a respite break this week and long term care will be confirmed early next week. Isobel's speech suddenly improved during the meeting but was back to normal immediately afterwards. Towards the end of this meeting Isobel became very upset and started crying: this is very unusual. Isobel continued to be distressed for several hours after the meeting. Isobel was not able to explain exactly why she was upset, but it was connected to hearing us talk about her during the meeting. There were many attempts in the following few hours to move around the bedroom and Isobel ended up on the bedroom floor three times, although only one was really a fall, the others were just gently slidings off the bed. Each time she was on the floor it was very difficult to get her back into bed as she cannot help herself at all, but pulls and pushes in a way that hinders us a lot as well as sticking her legs out horizontally. Euan hurt his bad shoulder again while I pulled a muscle in my thigh; the rate of attrition on us is not sustainable. The whole atmosphere of the day changed after the meeting.

Isobel had ham and mustard flan with boiled potatoes and baked beans for dinner, followed by lemon and blackcurrant jelly with ice cream. After the meal Isobel calmed down and was asleep by soon after 10pm.