Lockdown Diary - Friday 17th April 2020
A day of many interruptions in the form of phone calls and messages: nurses at RBH; social worker; care agency. An ever-changing picture. In between all these calls and changes of plan I have managed to complete the Borges course and start reading some of the stories - so far I've read 'The Garden of Forking Paths', 'The Secret Miracle', 'The Book of Sand' and 'Shakespeare's Memory'. I will read 'The Aleph', one of the longer stories, next, but before that I must return to the 'Wake . A mid-afternoon flurry of calls from the hospital brought good news, my wife would return today after all and be home in plenty of time for the evening carer visit. By 4pm, she had returned. Boundless joy for me, though she was fast asleep and has barely stirred, so far. My wife's visit to A&E reminded me just how dependent on others we are, though it's never far from my mind, especially now. We are immeasurably grateful to the para...