well time for an update, the bedroom is back up the stairs, once the snow has cleared i will take her out in her car and see if she can drive ok, i was going to do this last weekend but lucky i didn't, do not fancy driving the Z in the snow.
its still fairly slow progress but it is progress all the same even if it is very small steps.
Her daughter has just had a baby, this seems to have spurred her on a little faster.