Saturday, part 2

Rose phoned from the Centre at about half six. She said she had spoken to the Ellenor; they were concerned that Isobel was so fragile that she was at risk of heart failure, so nothing has been done today. Isobel took a small amount of drink at tea time and has kept this down.

I went in to the Centre at just before 8pm. I had expected to be able to talk to Rose, who I thought was on a late shift but she had left. Isobel was being settled down for the night when I arrived. She was fast asleep but looked very comfortable. A nurse had tried without success to give her more drink shortly before I arrived. I sat with Isobel for a while, and when I thought she was showing signs of being less soundly asleep offered her some drink. I was not able to get her to take anything. Catherine, the nurse on the night shift, said she will try again at about 11pm - she has been successful in the past at getting Isobel to drink very late at night or in the early hours of the morning. I sat a little while with Isobel who looked very relaxed, then went home at 9.30pm.