Let’s assume a good night’s sleep from now on and eating meals fine unless stated otherwise.

Arrived early today due to more relaxed traffic, but it was hard to wake kp today. She carried on in half-awake, half-asleep mode for 25 minutes.

Bath day today. What a success !!!!!!!!!!!! She loved it. As well as being lovely and warm and a deep bath to get a really good soak, it gives kp a lighter sense of body weight which when you have sore areas must feel great.

So much better than a bedbath, and I think it will be the new high point of the day, after visitors of course !!

Shortly after the bath, she wanted to get into the chair and do her exercises, and then we had some lovely time outside. What a beautiful morning and in the shade it was just the perfect temperature. We stayed out there about 15-20 mins and before it started hurting we went back – the idea being we are going to do the same thing again tonight. Small but often. Yvonne is on afternoon shift with Marie, Adele and Abbie visiting.

Active afternoon with all the visitors. Abbie (8 year old great-niece) did her usual pampering of kp, which she really appreciated. She had built a rocket at the Life Centre (Newcastle) which she brought in for kp. It got Abbie into the final round of a competition.

Marie had a very bright blouse on tonight. Suffice to say, it was that bright and patterned, kp could see it with her bad eye, and when I close my eyes I can still see it.

kp + I went outside for a bit of fresh air this evening. She hadn’t slept much in the afternoon and she was falling asleep outside, but well done for going out love !

She was very nervous about her operation tomorrow until I explained that it wasn’t tomorrow, but Monday.

kp:- Oh, that’s not so bad then !

Fast asleep by 7.15pm