Journal
Mo’s journal
I made a flowchart for my appeal and I won.
No project
week 70content energy 34 replies
Week in order: Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically to say so, because nobody wrote this part down for me. Steady, still…
Unremarkable
week 48pleased energy 23 replies
Week in order: A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then rang my mother, which surprised us both. A1c and lipids both improved. Everything stable. She said…
A printout I cannot read
week 41brisk energy 12 replies
Three things this week. Left with a printout I could not read and no idea what to be worried about. Taking it to bloodwork-buddies on Thursday. Nine minutes. I took three…
Dreams
week 40rested energy 24 replies
Week in order: Repeat study came back and the apnoea is much reduced. Ten years of that mask. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other…
She stopped the room
week 39warm energy 24 replies
Three things this week. 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. Went…
I nearly did not write
week 38fine energy 51 reply
Three things this week. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately.…
Quiet
week 37steady energy 23 replies
Three things this week. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the…
No mask
week 36foggy energy 24 replies
Three things this week. Repeat study came back and the apnoea is much reduced. Ten years of that mask. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off.…
Nothing to report
week 35fine energy 33 replies
Week in order: 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. Steady.…
She noticed first
week 34held energy 44 replies
Week in order: My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday…
Somebody new
week 33warm energy 3
Week in order: Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. The facilitator stopped the room when four of us were talking…
Stayed for the company
week 32warm energy 32 replies
Three things this week. 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.…
Sunday night, four lines
week 31held energy 34 replies
Three things this week. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most reliable thing in my week. My buddy noticed something…
Nine minutes
week 30heard energy 2
Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three answers, which is the best return I have ever had from an appointment. Left with a printout I could not read and no…
Flat, whole night
week 29pleased energy 11 reply
Three things this week. Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Walked…
A printout I cannot read
week 28heard energy 42 replies
Week in order: Left with a printout I could not read and no idea what to be worried about. Taking it to bloodwork-buddies on Thursday. Nine minutes. I took three written…
I nearly did not write
week 27fine energy 33 replies
Steady. That is the whole entry. 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…
Nine minutes
week 26heard energy 32 replies
Three things this week. Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three answers, which is the best return I have ever had from an appointment. Left with a printout…
The list on the fridge
week 25steady energy 13 replies
Three things this week. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. Protein first, everything else after. It is not interesting advice and…
Sunday lunch
week 24warm energy 51 reply
Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation offered, none requested. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you,…