I went in to see Isobel just before 5pm. She was sitting up in bed but did not have the television on. Her speech was just a little bit better than yesterday. Isobel was alert and in a good mood. There was hardly any sign of the slight cough she had yesterday.

Tea arrived almost immediately, rather earlier than usual. I fed Isobel prawn salad consisting of a mountain of prawns with beetroot, lettuce, tomato and cucumber. For desert there was trifle with cream, accompanied by a beaker of tea.

I mentioned to Isobel that Euan had said that I would find her watching football on TV when I visited, and Isobel then said that she would like to watch this, so we watched most of the second half of the Arsenal versus West Ham game. Isobel's level of attention to the game was a little better than yesterday; she followed the exciting turnaround in the last few minutes of the game intently. This is a contrast to many occasions when she seems to have the television on just as background noise. I think in some way sport appeals to Isobel because isolated bits of action can be enjoyed without needing to follow the whole event in detail. While we were watching the football Isobel ate some grapes and drank a beaker of blackcurrant squash. I went home just before half past six; by this time Isobel was showing signs of tiredness and I would not be surprised if she dozed off after I left.

NOTE
If one, or even two, blogs do not appear on time this week, do not assume anything dramatic has happened! I may need to be away from home at short notice overnight. At the moment Isobel is very stable and I don't foresee any unpleasant developments this week.