I did one of the IF variants that has alternating low & normal calories & was amazed that I wasn't especially hungry on the normal days. I expected to be starving.

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@kdfrawg I don't think marines will be involved here.

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@kdfrawg He’s decided against feeding tubes, so is back on puréed food. Medically I think he’s ok to come home but they need to do a review of care & equipment requirements.

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@kdfrawg Up basically means still alive and likely to stay so for the day.

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Nothing’s been done so far, no more change in his condition. We’re going up for a few days, to visit him & take my mother to the seaside while she has a few days off duty.

Hmmm. I wonder if my mother could get one of those.

@kdfrawg Yes, we’ll keep on keeping on.

Yeah. Not fun. Hugs for you too.

The reports are a bit up and down, but they’re talking about feeding tubes, and when you don’t expect to eat, drink, or be taken out of bed again, ”up“ looks quite limited.

She’s been thinking longingly of it for ages, so we thought that while my father's in hospital we’d do it.