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  • Laces

    Norah2 Oct 2024quietly delighted energy 2

    Well then. Up the stairs at work twice without stopping at the landing. I stood at the top for a second like an idiot. Nobody saw. It counted. Swam. First time since…

  • Propped up on pillows

    Ottoline2 Oct 2024flat energy 3

    Reflux again. I slept propped up on three pillows and woke at two anyway. I have an appointment on Thursday and I am going to actually mention it this time rather…

  • Quiet

    Sam2 Oct 2024steady energy 1

    Notes for the week. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole…

  • Two lines a day

    Wilf2 Oct 2024organised energy 4

    This week: Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Small logistics win: worked…

  • Walking

    Poppy1 Oct 2024tired but good energy 2

    Ten minutes then I am asleep. Eight minutes and a chair. That is the whole programme. Tuesday and Friday. I have done it for eleven weeks. Kept the two sessions that…

  • Walking

    Bel1 Oct 2024tired but good energy 4

    Late, and writing anyway. Walked instead of the bus all week. Not a programme. Just walking. Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I…

  • Awake at four

    Bertie1 Oct 2024rested energy 5

    A brief account of the week. The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Waking at four again. Not…

  • First dose, done

    Dot1 Oct 2024wired energy 2

    Right. I want to write this down before I forget how frightened I was, because I suspect in three months I will not believe it. Twenty minutes of standing there. Then…

  • Walking

    Hattie1 Oct 2024tired but good energy 1

    Late, and writing anyway. Walked instead of the bus all week. Not a programme. Just walking. Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost…

  • Eight minutes and a chair

    Holly1 Oct 2024tired but good energy 1

    Late, and writing anyway. Walked instead of the bus all week. Not a programme. Just walking. Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I…

  • She read the diary

    Inês1 Oct 2024heard energy 1

    Late, and writing anyway. Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had not expected, and changed the plan because of it. A locum who had clearly read nothing.…

  • A wedding

    Maryam1 Oct 2024warm energy 3

    Recording this for the record. Somebody asked what my secret was and I froze completely. Still working out what I want to say to that. My mother cooks. That is how…

  • She reduced it

    Rin1 Oct 2024brisk energy 5

    Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had not expected, and changed the plan because of it. Asked the question I had been avoiding for eleven years. She…

  • My mother cooks

    Ruthie1 Oct 2024loved energy 5

    Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation offered, none…

  • Nothing to report

    Tobias1 Oct 2024flat energy 2

    Notes for the week. 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. Steady. That…

  • A plain question

    Mina30 Sep 2024steady energy 1

    Protein first, everything else after. It is not interesting advice and it is the only advice that has changed anything. Was undereating without realising. The nurse…

  • First dose, done

    Rowan30 Sep 2024wired energy 1turning point

    This week: Day one. I am writing this partly because somebody else's day-one entry is the reason I felt able to do it at all, and it seems only fair to leave one…

  • Stayed for the company

    Florrie30 Sep 2024warm energy 1

    The facilitator stopped the room when four of us were talking at once and asked one person how she was actually doing. It changed the whole hour. Circle tonight.…

  • Slept through

    Gavin30 Sep 2024rested energy 1

    Late, and writing anyway. The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Repeat study came back and…

  • Steady

    Hannah30 Sep 2024fine energy 2

    A quiet week. 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. Steady. That is…

  • What is your secret

    Pam30 Sep 2024awkward energy 4

    A brief account of the week. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you, and we manage. It is not a problem to be…

  • Steady

    Tam30 Sep 2024steady energy 4

    Three things this 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…

  • Before nine

    Toby30 Sep 2024steady energy 3

    Protein first, everything else after. It is not interesting advice and it is the only advice that has changed anything. Spread it across the day instead of trying to…

  • I nearly did not write

    Kate29 Sep 2024flat energy 5

    Well then. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing.…