I went in to see Isobel at 4pm. She had eaten breakfast and most of her lunch. She was fast asleep. I did not try to wake her but after sorting out the plants I went to see Iona. We sorted out some financial matters and took her dog for a walk at Greenhithe.

I returned to the Centre at ten past five, Isobel was still asleep. I woke her easily when her tea arrived and she ate the main course and a pot of yogurt very easily. Then she drank a beaker of blackcurrant squash. Isobel's eating and drinking was quick and efficient, much better than it has been earlier this week. After she had finished eating we sat and talked. Her speech was again restricted to a few single word responses. Despite seeming much more alert during the meal, she quickly fell asleep once it was finished and we started talking. I think the effort of eating makes her very tired physically. While she was asleep I flexed and massaged her right arm, which seemed a little better today, there does not seem to be any pattern to its variation.

I woke Isobel up at about a quarter past seven. Soon after I helped her to drink a beaker of orange squash. This proved a lot more difficult that the earlier eating and drinking and took a long time, probably because Isobel was tired. I read to Isobel from her book, there were only a few pages left and we just managed to finish them before Isobel fell asleep. I stayed a little longer to see if Isobel was going to wake, but she was very soundly asleep. I left ay twenty past eight.