Journal
Nan’s journal
Sixty-four and my knees have opinions.
Nothing happened again
week 109flat energy 54 replies
This week: Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I have written that, and I have decided it is the best sentence in this journal. Steady.…
A locum
week 92heard energy 42 replies
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…
Wrote it on the milestones page
week 92proud, quietly energy 51 reply
I have been waiting to write this entry for about fourteen months. Danced at a wedding. Not a number. A thing I can do now that I could not do, and I am going to describe it…
Two lines a day
week 90organised energy 22 replies
This week: Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. New sharps bin, and a plan for what…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 87held energy 3
This 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 the most…
Somebody new
week 85warm energy 14 replies
This week: Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual information. The rest was the point. Went for the practical answers and stayed for the…
Awake at four
week 83foggy energy 24 replies
This week: The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been…
Grip
week 80tired but good energy 52 replies
This week: Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which is the thing that used to end it for me every time. Kept the two sessions that…
Six labelled boxes
week 78organised energy 4
New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice…
No mask
week 75foggy energy 54 replies
The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that…
Fewer, heavier
week 72tired but good energy 22 replies
Kept the two sessions that matter and dropped the two that were vanity. Fewer, heavier, done. Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I noticed it…
A printout I cannot read
week 70frustrated energy 2
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 written…
She reduced it
week 68brisk energy 42 replies
Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three answers, which is the best return I have ever had from an appointment. Blood pressure medication reduced. Left with…
Back without making it up
week 67tired but good energy 1
This week: Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I noticed it anywhere else. Back to loading properly. Eight minutes and a chair. That is the whole…
What is your secret
week 65warm energy 31 reply
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 solved. A wedding. Three courses I could…
No news
week 62fine energy 43 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. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked,…
Circle tonight
week 59warm 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. Eight of us,…
Nothing to report
week 57steady energy 51 reply
This week: An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Steady. That is the whole entry. Ta ra.
Walking
week 54tired but good energy 32 replies
Eight minutes and a chair. That is the whole programme. Tuesday and Friday. I have done it for eleven weeks. Two sessions this week, both short, both done. Ren keeps saying…
Two lengths, badly
week 51grateful energy 51 reply
This week: Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Ta ra.