Ah, fellow pudding fans :-) We don't often have puddings, mainly because I would scoff the lot!
Gig, thanks for sharing about your mum. My palsy is less pronounced than it was and I had my eye reopened yesterday (it was sewn at the outer corner to make the exposed surface smaller, as many people who've had their facial nerve severed find their blinking is compromised, so this reduces the risk of debris scratching the eye). So at the moment, I have a humungous black eye, with loads of swelling and am not a pretty sight! Glad that your mum is doing so well - it gives me hope!
It's so good to be able to come here and know that we all have some idea of what each other is experiencing. It makes me feel 'normal', if that makes sense?