Move over Maggie

Mary’s hardcore dedication to round-the-clock snoozing is paying off. Forget Maggie Thatcher, Mary is the queen of the power-naps. 

Her sleeping skills mean that she is not up to her normal scintillating conversation, but that her brain and body are able to heal.

Of course Mary makes the most of every waking moment - as ever. In her two hours (or less) of wakefulness each day, she has been given to sit in chairs, track objects with her eyes and make magical whistling, humming and singing noises when a speaking valve is applied to her breathing tube.

In between the epic sleeps she is also responding to commands, squeezing the physio’s finger when asked and blinking and moving her eyes on request of persistent nurses and visitors.

Mary is being assessed next week to see how her super-natural napping skills could

be applied at a specialist rehab unit.

p.s the minor op on her tummy went well. The mighty milkshake tube is going straight to her stomach and her beautiful face is now tube-less.