December 9

The Queen actually phoned me today for some routine discipline reminders and to make sure I didn't pilfer the royal treasury. Another positive sign: the Queen has been leafing through magazines. Furthermore, the flow of fluid between her staples has virtually ceased. In fact,the wound area looks very good. Judy let me style her hair today with the blow dryer. Judy was unable to manage the blow dryer because she had a temporary IV in her right wrist. The last female that allowed me to style her hair was our dog, Tori. Judy didn't caterwaul as much as Tori, but the resulting coif was reminiscent of Tori's Beatlemania look. The only downside today was two bouts of vomiting. Again, the nausea followed periods of sitting up and going for a walk. Two steps forward, one step back. That's a net gain.