05/05/2007 by PeterJohnson.

EVENING OF MAY 5TH. PETER VISITED TODAY, AND FOUND MUM VERY CHEERFUL.  THEY TALKED AND REMINISCED ABOUT THE OLD DAYS. SHE LOOKED WELL, BUT COMPLAINED OF HER EYES HURTING LATER ON IN THE DAY, BUT SHE HAS ENJOYED HER WALKS AROUND THE GARDEN LATELY. I SPOKE TO HER ON THE PHONE, AND SHE SOUNDED GREAT.

MUM SENDS HER LOVE TO YOU ALL. WE SEND YOU OUR LOVE AS WELL.

PETER AND BARBARA. XXXXXXX

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05/05/2007 by Ted.

EVENING OF 4TH MAY 2007. MUM CONTINUES WITH HER IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. TODAY SHE WAS VISITED BY ANDREW AND ENJOYED HIS COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER WHEELCHAIR TOUR OF ST GEORGE’S, ITS RESIDENTS AND THE GARDEN.

THERE IS ONE “AMUSING” INCIDENT WHICH CAUSED MUM TO HAVE A DISTURBED NIGHT.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW MUM HAS A CATHETER WHICH MEANS SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE LOO TO URINATE.  HOWEVER SHE AWOKE IN THE NIGHT WITH A DEFINITE NEED TO GO AND RANG HER BELL.  WHEN THE CARER ARRIVED SHE TOLD MUM THAT, BECAUSE OF THE CATHETER, SHE COULD NOT REALLY NEED TO GO AND JUST TO RELAX AND “DO IT” - IT WOULD GO INTO THE BAG.  SO MUM RELAXED AND DID IT AND FELT WARM LIQUID RUNNING DOWN HER LEG.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE BED WAS STRIPPED AND CHANGED AND MUM RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DISTRICT NURSE YESTERDAY MORNING WHO CHANGED THE CATHETER. THE TUBE HAD BECOME BLOCKED AND INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE LIQUID TO FLOW INTO THE BAG HAD INSTEAD FILLED HER BLADDER - WITH THE WET BED RESULT.

MUM TOOK IT ALL IN GOOD HEART.

SHE SENDS HER LOVE TO YOU ALL,

ME TOO,

TED.

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