The Doctor did his rounds this afternoon. He’d come round in the morning, but he had seen kp and I fast asleep and didn’t want to disturb us. He is a nice man and was just checking kp was not in pain or feeling sick.

She slept a good part of the afternoon and was fast asleep when I arrived. I tried to creep around her room quietly and not wake her up, but everything I touched seemed to make a noise. Marie went from smiling to laughing at my attempts to be quiet. Within 2 minutes of arriving I had woke her up. I couldn’t be a mime artist.

kp ate a bowl of soup and tried a sausage from her sausages and mash which was brave of her, as I love sausages and wouldn’t have touched it. She has eaten ok overall today, with lots of fruit snacks provided by Marie.

Nigel and Terry visited this evening, and we had a good laugh together. kp was in good form and really benefited from their company.

I did my first dressings tonight – wahey !! I was turning kp when I noticed one of the dressing on a bed sore on her back had come off. I was already going to redo her head one as it had come off also. I asked the nurse for some adhesive allevyns, a non-adhesive allevyn and a dressing pack. And she was happy for me to do it – yay. I really appreciate doing it myself. I get bored sitting around and I know how kp likes it doing ie. Preparation first, and dressing done as fast and efficiently as possible. I am not boasting when I say kp is more comfortable with me doing it than Mrs Overall.

If they do any more surgery on kp (unlikely), I am going to ask if I can do it. Can’t be too hard. I can say “Scalpel nurse” in a posh voice. Nay worries ! Let’s gan on and cut wor Karen up Noorse and then will gan to the pub for a bottle of Newcastle Broon Ale. Way aaaaaayyyy Man.