Thanks everyone for your support and advice.

HB. I think you are right about hiding himself in work. His non communication has become apparent since we went to a counselling session with our S who is struggling to come to tems with him leaving. I think it was hard for him to hear his youngest S telling him how he felt.

Snodderley. You are right. The last touch and go with signs of awakening caused me to drop my guard slightly. I have been working to get back to detachment again. Although this is hard I know I have to do it to protect my sanity.

I realise that LBS lose patience when they see flashes of the old H appear. My H is having more of these times but I DB when he is at home and try and give him the space he neeeds.

One of his main issues is the huge anxiety he feels when he returns home which results in physical symptoms of palpatations and panicky feelings. I am hoping the more I back off him when he is at home the more he can work through why these occur and try and deal with them.