Hi All - Roy is away on holiday so this is a posting from Mark

"Saw Chris yesterday and he seems back to about where he was before the seizures. He insisted on going for a walk, and I clocked it – 1.5 kilometres around Grey Lynn, on the fairly uneven pavements around West Lynn, with an overal rise and fall of about 12 metres overall (gotta love the iPhone).

When we got back, Chris directed me to bring in the washing and proudly showed off John's and Barbara's efforts in the garden. Dieneke and I were both glad to see Chris being positive, cheerful and taking on more challenges again.

Oh, and there was a Christmas card on the table, looking like a commercial one, but then I said 'Hey, Mary looks like Madeleine Sami.' He raised his eyebrows so I showed it to him, and he said spontaneously 'So it is!'. It's weird because when this happens, it's a pure flashback to the Chris we knew.

Somehow I think these unconscious language connections are a really good thing, as the neurons must be connecting up or something (but what do I know?).
Also, Chris struggles to write words and letters but if you ask him for a number, he writes it"

Rod