Helen and I have been having a pleasant time together at her house. The carers continue to come morning and evening to help with day to day things and the palliative care nurses pop in later at night. Yesterday we had a lovely visit with Shirley and workshopped the self portrait she is working on. This morning Kaye visited on her way back from Adelaide and on to Broome.
I gather from Louis' comments and also the reflections of the carers and friends who visit that Helen is generally more alert and more well at present than she was a week ago. I will be the only person here at the house with her for the next 8 days or so - so if there are any readers contemplating a visit from far away it may be a good time, both as she is relatively well and able to enjoy company and also as I'm sure after a bit I will feel I could do with help and company too!
I will post a picture of Helen and the carers using the "hoist" or "lifter" depending where you did your nursing training. It is a kind of mini crane and every time I see them using it I think how much my Uncle David would enjoy it. Luckily for me (and perhaps for Helen) she has been more able to move herself and to stand over the last few days so I haven't had to use the hoist yet myself. Apparently I need to have a go as a passenger to really understand how it works before trying to move Helen around with it.
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