Journal
Harlan’s journal
Altitude, hydration, electrolytes. Learned the hard way.
Quiet
week 22flat energy 23 replies
I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks. An unremarkable week. Ate,…
Steady
week 21fine energy 13 replies
Notes for the week. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. I nearly did not write this week because there was…
Quiet
week 20flat energy 51 reply
Recording this for the record. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks.…
Dreams
week 19foggy energy 44 replies
Notes for the week. Repeat study came back and the apnoea is much reduced. Ten years of that mask. The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better,…
Six labelled boxes
week 18pleased energy 53 replies
Notes for the week. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer…
A plain question
week 17steady energy 43 replies
Notes for the week. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually eaten in the last two days and I heard my own answer. Got…
A different shape
week 16foggy energy 14 replies
Recording this for the record. Repeat study came back and the apnoea is much reduced. Ten years of that mask. The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not…
Two lines a day
week 15pleased energy 21 reply
Notes for the week. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Rebuilt his hydration and…
Sunday lunch
week 15awkward energy 21 reply
Recording this for the record. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No…
Laces
week 14pleased energy 21 reply
Sat on the floor and played for an hour, and then got up. That was the entire reason I started, and I have now done it. Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I…
The out-of-hours call
week 13shaken energy 41 reply
Recording this for the record. Dizzy standing up, twice, badly enough that I sat down on the pavement. It was dehydration. I had not understood that you can get to that point…
Steady
week 12fine energy 51 reply
Notes for the week. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. I nearly did not write this week because there was…
Under the ribs and round the back
week 11frightened energy 12 replies
Recording this for the record. Dizzy standing up, twice, badly enough that I sat down on the pavement. It was dehydration. I had not understood that you can get to that point…
What is your secret
week 11awkward energy 31 reply
Notes for the week. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation…
Paired
week 10held energy 44 replies
Notes for the week. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become…
Quiet
week 9flat energy 33 replies
Recording this for the record. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks.…
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 8organised energy 22 replies
Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days.…
Six labelled boxes
week 7organised energy 12 replies
Notes for the week. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer…
She noticed first
week 6held energy 24 replies
Recording this for the record. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most reliable thing in my week. Nobody has ever…
Protein first
week 5steady energy 43 replies
Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the day did not fall apart at four. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at…