On that basis, Will has packed up all his belongings from the London flat and presumably (since his gear is here) will be arriving at some stage this evening. I THINK he was planning to take time off work from now on so that he can spend more time with Rachel and still be here for the children for part of the day at least.
Kitty and Henry are in bed fast asleep - and I didn't alert them to the fact that their daddy might be home tonight. It will be such an exciting breakfast time for them tomorrow! Their usual excitement is the fact that weetbix and coco pop mix is the norm and great aunts tend to be putty in their hands (when appropriate).
Today I went to the supermarket to get in some supplies. I bought one pork chop (the Wednesday only nanny feeds herself and the children so I thought I'd be looking after myself) plus a dozen sausages, 12 Brussel sprouts, 4 potatoes, ingredients for a fruit cake for Will's hollow legs and a loaf of sliced bread. £20 or over $40 real money! On the other hand, I also bought some black darning wool to repair a jersey of Philip's for about 80p. I've never had to buy that sort of thing at home, but the latter seemed pretty reasonable to me.
I've just had a phone call from Philip. They did indeed go, at Rachel's request, to see her at the hospice. He sounded very 'flat' and said that they could tell that the nursing staff were excellent and very caring, but that Rachel is having to share a room with a very elderly lady who is very jaundiced and that the room has no other outlook or attributes. They are anxious for both the lady and the children's sake, because they would like to take Kitty and Henry to see their mummy as soon as possible, but are thinking it would be detrimental all round. Also, of course, she is so used to having her own room and organising things from her bed, so will find it very restricting having to consider someone else's needs and privacy.
Evidently Rachel admitted today that she is feeling very emotional about the whole thing and that is entirely understandable of course - and very tough on Philip and Rosemary and the whole family, as well. It's often worse to watch from the sideline, but it's very understandable that they only want the very best for her at this stage.
So it's one step forward and another step back I'm afraid.
Thanks so much to all of you who are writing and keeping me grounded. Unless you send me an email I don't have anyone's email address on this very clever system I've worked out, so can't make contact individually or even as a group. Not that there's much more I can add to the blog.
Oh - and I said to philip yesterday that I was going to see about the possibility of changing my flights if necessary. He has said I am not to even entertain the thought and I'm quite pleased we've had that discussion. Rachel wouldn't want it either, I'm sure, but I will check with her. I'm glad I'm here and can now be doing what she wanted me to come for, but eventually they are going to have to carry on without me and hopefully they will all get the chance to recharge their batteries meanwhile and prepare for what lies ahead, while I'm here.
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