Ward 1

At last Dave has been moved to Ward 1, which is a high dependency ward. He has a chest infection and is being treated with antibiotics. It appears to be a female ward! but he is in a side room at the moment. There is a window with a view of the sky, trees and grass, quite pleasant seeing as it has been such a beautiful day.

When we visited this afternoon he again had his good eye open and was moving his right arm, and like Roger and Margaret felt yesterday, it seemed as if he was looking at us when we were chatting to him and I am positive he moved his fingers when I was holding his hand. Probably reading too much into what are involuntary movements, because as the doctor and nurse said today, there has still been no response to their tests.

Now he is on this ward it will be possible for friends to visit if they wish, bearing in mind that he is very vulnerable to infection. As I said it is High Dependency and there is a limit to 2 people at a time, but Roger, Margaret, Dave and I are sure you can all help us make a difference and hopefully trigger some memories and help Dave wake up. I am sure you appreciate that he is still very ill and it may be necessary for the Ward Sister to refuse any visitors if he not up to it, but I am sure he is looking forward to hearing from friends as a change from his nagging sister! Roger doesn't nag.

Visiting times are 2.30 - 4.30 pm and 6.30 - 8.00 pm. Hopefully our paths will cross with some of your visits. The hospital is Frenchay Hospital which is on the north side of Bristol.