Sleeping companions

So this is a photo of Mary's more recent room mate, brought in my Tom. Joni Mitchell the cat was not allowed, so the plastic dinosaur has to do for now. If you know what this dinosaur is then do let us know. The NHS require to know his breed for health and safety reasons. I don't think there will be a prize for the answer, although Kaya has some very fetching 'Times Cycle Campaign' badges if you ask him nicely...

We have been slow on updates recently, mainly due to the fact that in the last few weeks there has been very little change to Mary's condition. She still has to keep the pins in her legs as her bones in her legs have been slow to heal, and doctors don't want to put any further metalwork in the leg, as this risks infection. She has been mostly sleeping.

There has been no recognisable change in Mary's level of consciousness. However, physios have been working with her and with visitors to implement a sort of 'blinking code' - 1 blink for 'no', 2 blinks for 'yes'. Sometimes it does seem as if Mary is using this and you can even have a little conversation with her through it. However many of us are a little skeptical as Mary seems to be saying 'yes' a lot more than usual. We are however comforted that of all her facial expressions, she is getting better at her cross / peed off face - much more like the Mary we all know and love.

As you can see, demonstrated by the nameless dinosaur, the view from Mary's new room is much better. A vast improvement on the paint-pelling bubble gum walls of the old hospital. Mary is still on a waiting list to transfer to re-hab, but this can't happen until her legs are better and the tracheostomy is out. I imagine, accompanied by the nameless dinosaur, she will also continue doing more of the olympic level sleep training in preparation.