Wendy's progress

Several correspondents, family members and friends, have sent emails with comments on recent posts on this blog. Those photos of tulips and spring crab apple blossom resonated more than I expected. We had a cold and blustery weekend so when David drove Wendy and me home from Rebecca's Mother's Day lunch the tulips were as ablaze with colour as they had been earlier in the week, but most of the crab apple blossom was gone. Even so and cold as it was, we were snug and warm in the car and very much appreciated this further chance to see the tulips at their best.

Janet Wendy almost fell on Rebecca's front doorstep, and later in the evening, she did fall, on our bathroom floor. "Fall" isn't perhaps quite the most precise word to describe what happened. Her leg simply gave way under her, because the muscles didn't have enough strength to hold her up. So I have to report that her disease is progressing relentlessly. Fortuitously we have a date at the ALS Clinic tomorrow so we can get a thorough assessment. There's no doubt that her muscle strength is ebbing away, but she is in good spirits, she thoroughly enjoyed the Mother's Day festivities yesterday, and so we go on taking life one day at a time and getting as much enjoyment as we can out of each day.