Monday 26th September 2011

Over the weekend Helen has varied a bit. I had a sad visit on Saturday where she seemed miserable and wouldn't really talk to me much at all. Later in the same day however I gather she was in good form and when I visited on Sunday much better again. She managed to have a short talk to Sally on the phone and seemed to really enjoy that. I shared a hot drink with her - instant coffee with 1 sugar and plenty of milk which she really enjoyed and mostly managed to drink on her own with the odd bit of supervision in case of spillage. I am away from Darwin until next Saturday and Louis arrives today - I told Mum both of these things and she seemed to take them in. Overall she remains pretty sleepy but comfortable. I wish there were more of us to spend time at her bedside as her good times are unpredictable and it seems I only catch them when I spend a fair bit of time there. I have begun my project to decoupage Helen's coffin with her handwriting and screen-prints - I'm happy with the start although it has a long way to go.