March 14

This morning the wonderful Simone found Joseph a Princess Chair - hiding in the 6E (cancer ward) Wing 2 closet  - so we borrowed it. (She knows about them because of course she’s a physio at the hospital).

It fit him perfectly ,so we topped him up with painkillers and Tom wheeled him down to the ground floor and outside into the sunshine and shade and he stayed there for most of the afternoon.  There were kiddies and parents and visitors and even sushi and by the time he plopped back into bed he was floating on cloud nine!  It was the first time he has been outside in the sun since Jan 26th!

There are a few empty beds on our floor 6E - Coronavirus preparations we suspect-  and the staff seem not-so-frazzled, so I left joseph still floating on his cloud and in their capable hands and have come home for a top-up sleep!

We’re gonna enjoy the chair ...while we can!  So in the morning it’s a family ++ brunch outside in one of the lovely gardens in/around the hospital.  We don’t know how long this high will last but we’ll make the most of it while we work towards coming home.

... Unless the Coronavirus gets in the way ... and sadly it seems to be getting in the way of a lot of things in these crazy times.