This is a late posting of Friday's blog.

I went in to see Isobel just after 5pm; she had already had her tea. She was in an agitated mood and for the first twenty minutes it was difficult to understand anything that she was saying. She had obviously had a visitor as two boxes of chocolates and a book were on her table. Isobel was unable to describe the visitor beyond saying that she was a woman; and was coming back again to read more of the book to her. I asked the nurses if they knew who the visitor had been. They said the she said she was Isobel's sister. She had been with Isobel for some time and had declined their offers of food. later I spoke to Isobel's mother by 'phone and discovered that Jessica had come down to London in order to go to a concert in the evening and had driven over from Lee to see Isobel and had stayed for about four hours. possibly the duration of the visit had tired Isobel out. It was surprising that Isobel could not recall who hd visited her.

After twenty minutes it was possible to have short conversations with Isobel and she was much calmer. I had a long conversation with the nurses regarding the continuing difficulty of getting Isobel out of bed, she remains resolutely opposed to this and will not socialise with the other residents. I offered Isobel a biscuit and, as on the previous day she ate half a box of biscuits very rapidly. She was calm and tired when I left shortly after 7pm.

Rhoda and Robert arrived later in the evening, and will come in and visit Isobel tomorrow.