Friday 24th September

I am still in NSW where I have been earning money and feeling pleasantly engaged with other people's problems. Doug has returned to Victoria. Louis (and Jed) are with Helen. Unfortunately Louis has come back from Alice with a cold but he is doing his best to be aware of hygiene and infectivity with regard to Helen and to look after himself. This morning I spoke to Helen for the first time in quite a few days and she sounded in really good form. From what Doug says she has continued to vary while I've been away but this morning was a real highpoint - apart from the memory issues it could easily have been her former well self! If things go ok I was hoping to stay away for another week or so and have a holiday in Brisbane after my locum. Louis has a flight booked to go to Brisbane on the 30th so that won't really be possible unless we can come up with someone who'd like to visit next weekend and take our place. Any takers??