Sunday 29 Nov

Helen has been glassy eyed, slow of speech and slow of thought over the last few days. Despite this she has managed quite a few outings and some quality time with a few friends and her lovely niece Kathy. As I was having a bit of a meltdown on Friday Louis, Helen and Kathy banded together to give me some Helen free time which has been good for me and I think she has coped pretty well with all her other supports.Douglas arrived last night for a short visit and he was pretty shocked to see how unwell she seems - much worse than when he was here for the hair shaving. Although the coming week is the "off" week for chemo I plan to get her to see either her GP or her oncologist in the next few days as she's really not in good shape. In terms of why - it's hard to say. My differential would include - ongoing low salt, ongoing depression, new increase in anti-epileptic mood stabilising medication plus addition of anti depressant, a hidden infection of some kind or worst possibility - some increased activity or change in relation to her brain lesions. Whatever the cause she is certainly not herself and is finding it hard to follow a train of thought in conversation.

Louis and I are starting a morning yoga routine tomorrow which will hopefully improve our own abilities to follow a train of thought. Having said which Louis seems to be going pretty well right now. Doug is going to stay up here for a week to hang out with us which is lovely. He and I might make a start on laying out "So Many Versions of a Life".