Journal
Tulla’s journal
Rural GP, waiting lists, patient patience.
No news
week 5steady energy 43 replies
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my…
A different shape
week 4tired energy 3
This week: Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that I lay there in the morning trying to work out what was different. Repeat study came back and the…
The question I had been avoiding
week 3frustrated energy 32 replies
She reduced one of my other medications. I asked her twice whether that was really allowed. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I…
A printout I cannot read
week 2frustrated energy 12 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. Left with a printout I could not read and…
Day one
week 2wired energy 23 replies
I told one person. Not my mother, not work. One person, and only because she asked me a direct question at the right moment. Eleven months on a list. Day one. I am writing…
Six labelled boxes
week 1organised energy 12 replies
This week: Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. New sharps bin, and a plan for what…