Dorothy's visit has come to an end and she headed back to Sydney and then on to Tassie last week. There was a smooth changeover on the Tuesday to the lovely Susan from Castlemaine.
Helen is well.
With Dorothy she enjoyed readings from The Magic Pudding and Winnie the Pooh, shared sessions listening to the book show, a drawing session with lovely oil pastels on creamy card, a few outings to share bits of Darwin including a trip to the Deckchair to see Secondhand Wedding, a few dinners at the Wharf and coffee at Martins. They finished the visit off with a trip to the Day Spa for a shared facial in the double room and popped in at Absolutely to see Peter. Dorothy also accompanied Helen on the Day Respite that Masonic Carers had planned for a trial activity but not too surprisingly this didn't seem like it would be much fun to go on with . They both learnt more than they knew there was to know about Bingo and met a few interesting characters, but for Helen to return on her own - given her vision and hearing difficulties and occasional disorientation not to mention younger age and different culture to the other attendees - just doesn't really seem worth pursuing.
Since Susan arrived things have been a little quieter. Last Wednesday Helen had her routine CT scan to assess the cancer's progression (or otherwise) and we are still awaiting results. Susan and Helen made an excursion to Kaye's house on Friday (and took both the dogs to play with her Lily). This afternoon Helen went in the spa again (it has been hot!) and we also had a small trip out to Parap Markets and a catchup with Naomi and Dianne. Presently Shirley is visiting and reading Helen poetry.
I have been continuing to work fulltime for Danila Dilba and Louis is still in Brisbane. The Build Up is not as bad as I feared. We are looking forward to visits from Douglas, Greig and Alex and Louis' return.
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