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Minnie

Thyroid, then this. Two sets of bloods.

Doncaster, UK · Doncaster, forty-six, admin, hypothyroid since 2016, two sets of bloods.

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31 entries, and Minnie is still writing.

  • No project

    Thursday 18 Jun 2026week 90flat energy 21 reply

    Wednesdays are just Wednesdays now. Steady. The strange part is not having a project any more. I had not understood how much I was enjoying having one. Nothing happened…

  • I nearly did not write

    Friday 13 Mar 2026week 77fine energy 41 reply

    Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about…

  • A1c down

    Sunday 22 Feb 2026week 74relieved energy 24 replies

    This week: Bloods back. Unremarkable, she said, which is a word I had never once heard applied to me. Both stable. A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then…

  • She reduced it

    Thursday 19 Feb 2026week 73frustrated energy 52 replies

    She reduced one of my other medications. I asked her twice whether that was really allowed. Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three answers, which is the…

  • An unremarkable week

    Saturday 31 Jan 2026week 71flat energy 13 replies

    This week: 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 weeks. Nothing to report.…

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16 Jun 2026 — What is one thing you want to try this month?

Week one going better than I feared. Mild everything. Waiting for the catch.

2 Jun 2026 — What is your body recovering from?

My gut has settled completely and it took about five months.

1 Jun 2026 — What are you not sure about?

Whether I should be having my kidneys checked more often.

31 May 2026 — What did you notice about somebody else this week?

The woman at the chemist counter, who spent ten minutes with me for nothing.