I went in to see Isobel at a quarter past five, rather later than planned as a result of getting bogged down in plastering. Isobel was asleep when I arrived, but woke fairly quickly. Today she had missed breakfast but eaten her lunch. I massaged and manipulated her right arm. I had just begun reading to her from her book when tea arrived.

Isobel ate the first course of sausage and mash without any difficulty. Although liquidised sausage and mash does not sound very nice, it is still appetising on the plate. For afters she had a bowl of yogurt, with a beaker of thickened tea, alternating between the two as she became tired from swallowing. By the time she had finished both it was after 6pm. As soon as I had cleaned up after the meal, Isobel was asleep.

A few minutes later Dallas and Mike arrived, they had spent an interesting afternoon at the "100 objects" exhibition at the British Museum. Isobel was already very soundly asleep when they arrived and we decided not to try and wake her. She remained more or less asleep throughout their visit; they left at about a quarter past seven.

Isobel slept on for twenty minutes after Mike and Dallas had left. When she showed signs of not being so deeply asleep I woke her. She drank a beaker of thickened blackcurrant squash fairly quickly. I then read to her from her book for about twenty minutes. I talked to Isobel about the plot and she was able to give a few unclear one word responses only. Just before half past eight Isobel fell asleep again. I went home at twenty to nine.