Blink off, pin the tail on the photo, and other party games

Mary had a difficult weekend. She had a high heart rate, high blood pressure and was a little sick. It’s still not clear exactly why she had such a hard time, and Drs have confirmed there is no further infection. It could be that this kind of reaction is still part of her brain injury. It certainly isn't that she's just had too much cake.

However Mary has been much calmer this week and more ‘eye-openy'. Its hard to tell if the ‘one blink for yes, two blinks for no’ method is one she understands or is using. Either way we like to have a ‘blink off’ most evenings (similar to a dance off but less strenuous).

In the days ahead Mary should be having a scan on the pins on her legs to see if they are ready to come out… we all hope so! The tracheostomy progress still has a way to go…

On 11^th April its Mary’s birthday. Drinking games are out this year but Mary has taken to liking photos … we think (either she is intrigued trying to focus things stuck under her nose, or she is gently humouring us). So if you would like to do something for her birthday but haven’t a clue what would be useful, do send Mary a picture of you – or you and her together - with a few words on. It could be a memory or a joke or whatever. But nothing that makes me embarrassed when I read it please ex-boyfriends, I already have a reputation on that ward (none so much as the flasher visitor, but she remains namelesss for now...)

If you can laminate these photos it makes them so much more likely to stand up to the hospital’s cleaning regime and means Mary will be able to keep them around her bed. You can send them to: Laura Fawcett, 34 Tramway Court, 3 Candle Street, E1 4RR

Thanks.