Hello again, Rosie ... it's really good to see you continuing to post here in spite of the strain you're under due to the uncertainties surrounding your brother's long-term prognosis and their unsettling effect on the lives of his loved ones. Perhaps the fact that you feel able to discuss his illness with your many friends on the forum will, to some extent at least, help to ease the pressures. I certainly hope so.

Congratulations to your brother's partner on successfully completing her 'Life in the UK Test', no mean feat (with its extremely high passmark of 75 percent) - especially in the light of all she's gone through over the past couple of years - and very best wishes to her when applying, in person, for ILR.