Mum was still much better when I went back tonight. She passed on the stew as she had had lentil soup and ice cream with banana, however, she didn't pass on the mullerice (apple flavour!). She asked what was on TV tonight and got me to put it on ready for x-factor. To let you understand she is a TV fanatic and is glued to it all day but for the past few days hasn't even seemed aware that TV existed!
After she had her mullerice she insisted she go outside for a ciggie. What can I do? I had to take her as she would not take no for an answer! I had taken her own wheelchair in tonight as the ones at the hospital aren't particularly comfy or manoueverable. I wrapped her up nice and snug and off we went into the sunny but very cold evening. When I was getting her into, and out of, her wheelchair she seemed more able to support herself and it was much easier than it has been lately.
When we got back to the ward she repeated what she'd said earlier about getting worse since she has gone in to hospital. I clarified that she was much better today than yesterday and her answer was 'that's good but I still can't walk!' She seems to have lost Thursday and Friday and has no idea how confused she has been, thank goodness!
The problem with her feeling better is that she now wants to know when she can come home. She is fed up being in there whereas yesterday I don't even think she knew where she was. When I was leaving tonight I asked her what our phone number was and she told me adding 'what are you asking me that for I'm not stupid!' I told her that any time she felt like it she could just give me a ring as I had paid for the TV and with it came free calls. Just after x-factor finished tonight the phone rung and it was mum!
I can't tell you how happy that made me feel. I asked if she'd rung on her own and she told me that she had got the nurse to help her. No way could she have done that yesterday. She told me she was 'just lying here in this bed' and I must admit I felt upset because she sounded so fed up. I asked if she'd watched x factor and she said she'd watched some of it. She wanted to know what was on TV so I told her to go to channel 5 as CSI was on at 9. She said she would get the nurse to put it on for her and then said night night. I've brought the phone upstairs tonight as now she's back with us I may find I get an early morning call, I'd be delighted!
Tonight I am praying that she is at least as good tomorrow as she was today.
Finally, don't forget to keep voting for better treatment for children like wee Charly Johns who have cancer. They really need our help to find less toxic treatments for kids. This is what Charly's mum has to say:
High Risk Neuroblastoma has a 20-30% survival rate and an 80% relapse rate. There is NO government funding for Neuroblastoma treatment and NO drugs companies are willing to research as they cannot make a profit off of our children.
$600,000 dollars is needed to fund this treatment, the Pepsi grant would mean they are half way there.
So, I am asking you - no, begging you - to take a moment to place your vote every day!
The link is.....
http://www.refresheverything.com/armswideopenchildhoodcancerfoundation
Love Anna xx
Hope you don't mind me copying and pasting the above Anna.
Thanks everyone. 
