Tonight's experience has been beautiful again.  We had tea together (pizza and mummy chips) and chatted over tea.  These are some of the things we are doing to help us all through what it to come:

• We will go to a beach hut when I am better, and have a whole day on a beach.
• We will make picture cards of the four of us, for the girls to keep in their pockets, if they are feeling like they need someone.  (I have run out of ink, so this is tomorrow's activity).
• Dave is buying both girls a phone to use, so that they can text me and send me photos.  We have had a laugh looking at what my reponses - if I have no speech skills then "I love you", may look like this "hfjaklhdfuiayepfhv".
• Anna Friedenthal is getting a special treat together - more news on this to follow. 

There will be more...

The night was finished off for me, and I had my first tears.  Katy came and gave me a beautiful card that says "I hope you get better soon".  It is covered in love and kisses, and she shows that she is understanding some of what is to come.  Interestingly, she made a skull in class, with no bone on the top part (to show brain), so she was confused that I had bone to be removed.  She got there in the end.

Martha remains focussed on her necklace.  She asked if she could wear it to school.  I said yes.  She is cautious about using our sign for "I love you".  I know she is understanding, and her expression is very calm and quiet.

Our night finished with a ruthless game of UNO.