Journal
Ike’s journal
Compounded to brand switch. Bumpy.
Nothing to report
week 6fine energy 21 reply
This week: Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my…
Circle tonight
week 5warm energy 24 replies
Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual…
An unremarkable week
week 4steady energy 23 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. I nearly did not write this week because…
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 3organised energy 32 replies
This week: Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Anchored injection day to my shift pattern rather than…
Somebody new
week 2warm energy 14 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…
Standing in the kitchen
week 1nervous energy 11 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 compounded preparation for cost reasons. So. First…