Journal
Huw’s journal
Steelworks shifts. The 4am staff-room meal problem.
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 8organised energy 32 replies
This week: Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Anchored injection day to my shift…
Somebody new
week 7warm energy 44 replies
This week: Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where I was in the spring. I said the thing that had been said to me and watched it land. Went for the practical answers…
A locum
week 5frustrated energy 22 replies
This week: A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I have booked with my own GP for next month. Took the diary in. She read it properly,…
I nearly did not write
week 3fine energy 41 reply
This week: 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. No news. The dog is…
No news
week 2fine energy 13 replies
No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild…
Standing in the kitchen
week 1nervous energy 41 reply
What I keep coming back to is how long it took me to get here. Not the medication — the asking. Years of that. Started on a run of nights. The leaflet is nine pages and about…