Monday 1st February 2010

Helen comes back to Dorchester St today! Emotionally she is the best she's been for months and in good form to enjoy visitors. Mail should still go to 8/13 Dorchester St but if you are visiting she is in flat 1/13 Dorchester St. We have been instructed to ensure she has supervision and company almost all the time so we'll be figuring out rosters for ourselves. If you are spending time with her she needs to be reminded to drink as she tends to forget. Her current regime is to finish 2 Fortisip drinks plus 240ml of high protein thingamajig. The thingamajig is kind of full on so the nurses give it to her in 8 lots of 30ml through the day. That leaves her with ~ 100ml she can have as water or juice or french champagne.

Eating - she is generally not too keen - but more up for it if she is fed or tricked! As she is chronically dehydrated she can't really enjoy dry or crumbly or over-sweet food. Anyway - more updates as she goes.

She doesn't need too much intense interaction so visiting doesn't necessarily need to be entertaining as such - you can just hang out with her and read to yourself - or her.

Over the weekend we have had Dorothy visiting from Sydney and David from Melbourne which has been lovely for Mum and for us. This week we have Louis back, Doug is still here and Greig will be here on Wednesday so we are well sorted for rosters for now.