The visitors depart

[sawyl]

The relatives returned to London today, ending what is likely to be Granny's last Christmas stay. Although she'd improved towards the end she really struggled with the stairs and, at the beginning, required at least two people to help her get up and down them. It's sad but because she doesn't seem to do a great deal of exercise when she's at home — a problem excerbated by having a ground-floor lavatory, so she doesn't need to tackle her stairs more than once a day — she's lost a lot of her strength and mobility.

Still, for all that, she had a good time and managed to eat huge amounts of Christmas food, so it was worth while overall.