Day 27

Ellen is a bit better. Her liver is starting to recover and the doctors are happy with her progress. Her abdomen is still very swollen and uncomfortable. She remains on morphine. Ellen does seem brighter and has been asking to go home; she even insisted on getting dressed this morning so as to try and persuade the consultant (unsuccessfully!) that she is well enough to be released. This is the start of a slow recovery but we hope that she is now through the worst of it.