I sent a text to Martin and it was good fortune Helen was awake and happy to speak to me.
She did sound more fluent than the last time I spoke to her and did say she feels rested. This seems in stark contrast to what we are hearing from Mandy , so it really sounds as if she is going through peaks and troughs.
While we were talking a visitor arrived and we had to hang up but Helen did say she'll speak to me later . Whether she'll be able to or not will depend , but at least at that moment she was positive.
Helen sounds very up and down, and in and out Sylvia, which must make it difficult to assess how she is generally. Good to know she is having positive times though.