Thank you so much everyone. Your good wishes are much appreciated.

My son has been very good, getting me anything I need etc, my daughter-in-law too. The furries? Well, Ebby is just her normal self, which is being a very good girl. Though I have heard her purring a lot so think she has been secretly pleased at my spending more time in the bedroom. Bobby, well, he has been kind of sticking close to me which is nice except at stupid o'clock in the morning when I'm rushing to the bathroom, I'm afraid I have cursed him more than once.

Today I ate very little, just what I could get away with to take my normal meds. Drinking a lot and I also have some rehydration powders which are helping too (taste yuk though).

Doctor won't come out, and I've not been to the surgery, simply because of the need to very close to the toilet. Nevertheless if I am not better by Monday it'll be a whole week since it started so I'm going to get my son to take me there in my pyjamas and I'll just have to park myself real close to the toilet and tell them to come get me when the doc calls my name.