Adventures since last seen...somehow Helen has scratched or otherwise injured her R eye and developed a corneal ulcer. When I arrived this morning she was sitting up in her chair enthusiastically eating breakfast and informed me that this was a direct result of being able to see "out of my eye again"! Her memory is that she lay for 2 whole days with both eyes closed to protect against the pain and hadn't eaten a meal for days - I think that was actually only from Sunday night through Monday morning (still quite long enough to be in pain and unable to see clearly). The nurses tell me that even Mon night she was not so uncomfortable. Hopefully the eye will heal quickly with supportive care.
She is in good spirits today and has had a few nice visitors and enjoyed them although the memory side of things continues erratic.
Unfortunately she is only eating with pretty direct encouragement - prompting and spoon feeding although she continues with her "protein enriched" drinks throughout the day.
Louis is going to go away for a week from tonight so I'll be the main person for that time.
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