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Nan

Sixty-four and my knees have opinions.

Neath, UK · Neath, sixty-four, retired care worker, knees with opinions.

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43 entries, and Nan is still writing.

  • Nothing happened again

    Sunday 21 Jun 2026week 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

    Monday 23 Feb 2026week 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

    Tuesday 17 Feb 2026week 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

    Thursday 5 Feb 2026week 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

    Monday 19 Jan 2026week 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…

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17 May 2026 — What are you putting off asking a clinician?

What the evidence actually says about ten years of this, and I already know the answer is that there is not much.

26 Apr 2026 — What have you had to plan around this week?

Told work. Practical rather than emotional, in the end. Ten minutes and a form.

25 Mar 2026 — What is the weather doing to your week?

Cold, bright, perfect walking weather, and I used it.

16 Mar 2026 — What is one boring thing that has made a real difference?

Worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four housemates and a toddler.

Buddy

ongoingFamily

When somebody at home is against it

Both had partners who were, in different registers, not in favour. This is the pairing that gave us the guide.

Nan and Gwenda · since June 2025