Friday April 8th

As Adam said - Jane is here now and I took her in this morning to see Nancy at 9.30.

Oh the hugs Nancy gives. So long, so warm and so much love - she really holds you, and makes the effort to stand up when people come in. Luckily I got one too :)

But I wanted to let you know that what I'm seeing is certainly what the nurses has been telling me - Nancy is declining every day - for every time I see her there is a noticable decline. After those two hugs this morning she had to lie on her bed, close her eyes and take a few minutes to catch her breath and find some strength to visit with Jane.

I left them to have a nice visit and when I picked up Jane we agreed, like everyone else has, that Nancy is still "all there" - her mind is sharp, she's as interested and interesting as always but she is losing this battle - a little more every day.

Jane, Anna and I had lunch together in Westboro and I then dropped her off at the hospice again - Adam is there and I'm sure there'll be a little picture or two from the visit between aunty and niece!

Love,

B