On Monday morning Iona went into see Isobel at 11am. They watched a film together and ate chocolates. Isobel had fish, boiled potatoes and mushrooms for dinner, followed by rice pudding. Isobel was very relaxed today and spoke about how much she liked being in the centre. In the afternoon Isobel had a slice of marble cake with her mug of tea.

I arrived at 3pm and instead of leaving as planned, Iona stayed on for the best part of an hour. Margaret Nicholas, the head of the centre dropped in for a chat. In the first instance Isobel's stay is treated as a two week respite break but this will be reviewed next week and Margaret is confident of a smooth extension if that is medically justified. The centre are aware that Isobel is seeing Dr Sadler at Maidstone Hospital on the 13th and that transport previously arranged will be reorganised to pick her up from the centre.

I fed Isobel her tea of sausages and chips followed by pear and cream flan. The staff commented on her healthy appetite! An incontinence assessment is underway, the staff could not understand how this had been in progress with the District Nurse at home since August without being completed. They are also keeping an eye on her blood sugar levels as one reading had been high in the normal range - it would be rather worrying if blood sugar levels rose as it might indicate increased tumour activity. Isobel was not as tired as on previous days. I went home just before 7pm.

In the morning I had a long telephone conversation with Sarah Parker from the Ellenor Trust who said that the Peter Gidney Centre was the best place for Isobel in her view. She did not think Isobel could be looked after at home any more.