Another wet Saturday again. Nell and little Jane came to see me this afternoon. They both looked lovely. Saw Doctor Lewis this morning. Said it may be next Tue or one after.

Day follows day in the same routine but I suppose it will all end soon. Nell and Ron came tonight again. Had Xmas bonus from the firm. Very nice.

A day much the same as all the rest. Full of boredom. Leg seems to me to be going on ok. Sam went home today, Lucky him. Bill Edwards and Keith came to see me tonight. Quite nice.

A day much the same as the others. Saw Mr P. Said he didn’t know if plaster would come off next Tue or one after. Please God it’s next. Nell and Dot came. Never saw Jane.

Moved down the ward a bed today and Sam moved to the end of the ward out of sight. Nell, God bless her, came again tonight. How I longed to go home with her. But with God’s help, it shouldn’t be long now*.

(*I never heard Granddad say a prayer or really mention God at all, so this is interesting.)

Got moved today into hut six, along with the others. Nell and Dot came tonight. Also Ted Williams and Atfield. Things go on just the same in this ward as the others.

Not a very good night last night for sleep but leg seems to be doing ok, thank God. All the family came to see me this afternoon. Also Miss Robb. Her friend had the same op.

A day of heavy rain. Dot and Jane came to see me this afternoon. They both looked lovely. Nell was at Fellowship sale and Ron went to Burnley to watch Liverpool play.

(Liverpool won, 1-5, including a hat-trick from Roger Hunt)

A day much the same as the others. Three more blokes went home today, leaving only six in the ward. Nell and Ron came tonight. All is well at home but it seems an age until I can go.

Leg feels better today, thank God. Day follows day and each day some one gets discharged so my time will come. Nell came tonight, God bless her. Gave her 19/-* collected from work. Get a perm.

(* not sure if this is 19/- for £9. Quick Google suggests a perm might have cost £2 in 1964, so neither seems to make sense)