I went in to see Isobel at about a quarter past one. An incident had occurred earlier in the day which I was not aware of at the time, but it is mentioned at the end of today's blog.

Isobel was again bright and cheery. She had already had her lunch and was watching television when I arrived. We talked for an hour or so. Her speech was fairly good. Isobel's replies to my comments usually made sense but when she tried to change the direction of the conversation it was difficult to follow where it was going. We discussed the details of the new power sockets for the living room and it was clear she was remembering accurately how the room was laid out. Isobel ate half a dozen of the fancy biscuits delivered by the TAs from school. I tidied away some of the flowers which had died, before leaving at twenty to three.

I stopped off to pick up some electrical parts on the way home. When I got home I received a call from the Centre to say that they had intended to intercept me as I left, in order to tell me about an incident early this morning. The usual hourly safety checks had been completed but when they came to give Isobel her breakfast they found her lying on the floor. There was no physical damage visible, no bruises etc. Isobel had not called out. She had fallen a short distance from the bed in its lowest position onto the floor (perhaps twenty inches, I'll check tomorrow). She showed no signs of discomfort. We will discuss it further tomorrow, but this is why it was so important for Isobel to have the special low bed. Isobel did not mention this incident at all during my visit.