There is no doubt that there continues to be a very positive response to the concerns I have raised about shortcomings in the support we have received from social services. To be quite honest I could not have asked for any more.  The outstanding issues have been referred to a Senior Practitioner and our new social worker is a breath of fresh air.  So I am optimistic that we are now on a positive footing, and am confident that things will move forward when we meet along with the Admiral Nurse on Monday.

The not so good news: I am getting up extremely early in the morning.  This is because I am accompanying Maureen to bed rather early in the evening as I am trying to avoid a repetition of the screaming  episodes when I join her in bed and she doesn’t know who I am.  The next step is to doze, along with Maureen, during the day to prevent exhaustion setting in.