Rosie ... I'm very conscious of the fact that you were one of the many kind people who congratulated me on my recently notching-up 8,000 posts on the forum. But any "attainments" of this sort pale into relative insignificance when compared with yours and your brother's real-life achievements.

Thanks to a uniquely-admirable combination of your selfless, unflagging devotion to the ministrations of his everyday needs, the constant, unfailing love of his partner ... and, not least, his own "fighting spirit" - born of a steely determination - all the indications ARE, that your brother is making remarkable progress.

And amazingly ... you manage to cope with the demands of a full-time job - and still find time to willingly offer wise counsel to others here. You're truly an inspiration to us all, Rosie!