Wednesday June 28

This is proving a very distressing day for Joan -- and I suffer for her as she suffers. There is a conference at NATO about the work of Administrative Tribunals, lasting all day, and Joan was invited and had booked a train and a hotel, but later cancelled her attendance in person because of my condition. But she is participating by Zoom, and on several occasions she has lost the connection, or lost the sound, or her ability to speak to the conference, causing her great concern and frustration. Poor Joan--life (including my problem) is very difficult for her these days.

The conference goes on--at 4.15pm--and I have been confined to certain parts of the room so that I am not in the Zoom range.

After my very pleasant appointment with the physiotherapist yesterday, I am really just the same. Perhaps I can walk a little better, or a little farther before the pain cuts in, but my getting up, going to the bathroom and showering had its usual pain and difficulty. So I am not encouraged about my sciatic situation.

I have just gone out onto the street and walked up to the top of the mews to the Indian restaurant. Painful, especially coming back, but it does seem we could eat out at the restaurant sometime.