Why do I always seem to type at this time of night!!
Helen's operation went ahead today with no complications :). She has got a slightly concave head now. She is more awake, despite having general anaesthetic. She had a trachy change. She's gone from a 7 to 6 and now back to a 7. I don't know how Basingstoke are going to take it - it is a different make of trachy and has a different inner cannula!! This one screws in rather than pushes in. Lets hope they send some replacement bits back with Helen.
The nurse looking after Helen today also looked after her in Basingstoke so she was able to tell them all sorts about Helen. She remembered my eldest grandson, who took rather a shine to her and kept asking for her to listen to his heart. It was really nice that Helen was looked after by someone who knew her.
I have got to phone Southampton in the morning to see if they've heard about moving her. Hopefully her bed might still be free.