Today my aunt ( the last of my mother's siblings) has been discharged from hospital at long last after 8 weeks. I had a fone call from her early this evening and she is so pleased to be back in her own home in her own environment. Time will tell if all the different departments of social services are working together to make her as comfortable as possible in her last years. She is 93 and a strong and determined character, outliving all her brother's, sister's and parent's ages. When she was admitted to hospital 8 weeks ago there was very little prospect of her surviving the infection she had, a very special thank you to all the staff who looked after her during her stay in hospital. Jo