I spoke to Jane by 'phone, she said Isobel had apparently been awake when she visited yesterday - she and Derek went in early and Isobel was still being dressed when they arrived. She talked to Isobel, but Isobel was unresponsive. I have no doubt Jane used the right approach; Isobel can seem to be completely unaware of what is going on but she will in fact be hearing what is said,

I went in to see Isobel at a quarter past five. She had not eaten breakfast and had just a couple of spoonfuls of balanced supplement after. She ate a whole pot of balanced supplement later in the morning but did not touch her lunch as she could not be woken.

When I arrived she was asleep but woke easily when tea arrived at half past five. By six o'clock she had eaten all of the main course although it had been very hard work for both of us. It then took over an hour for her to drink three quarters of a beaker of high energy drink before falling asleep. I slipped out to do some shopping....

When I returned Isobel was still asleep. I woke her without difficulty and she drank the last quarter of the high energy drink in about twenty minutes. We then moved onto the yogurt remaining from tea. There is no doubt that Isobel still enjoys yogurt, she always eats it with more enthusiasm than other food. She finished a pot of yogurt in twenty five minutes with obvious pleasure. Isobel tried several times today to speak but I could not make out what she was trying to say - she is I think trying to say complete sentences but is nowhere near forming a word that can be understood. Isobel was able to indicate that she was not in pain. Her eyes were again very odd today. I left at a quarter past ten.