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Saoirse

Gentle with myself, finally.

Kilkenny, IE · Kilkenny, thirty-eight, graphic designer, gentle with herself, finally.

Their journal

46 entries, and Saoirse is still writing.

  • Steady

    Friday 15 May 2026week 83fine energy 33 replies

    Sitting down to this properly tonight. 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.…

  • The question I had been avoiding

    Friday 1 May 2026week 81frustrated energy 52 replies

    Sitting down to this properly tonight. She reduced one of my other medications. I asked her twice whether that was really allowed. Nine minutes. I took three written…

  • I nearly did not write

    Thursday 16 Apr 2026week 79fine energy 23 replies

    Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it…

  • Nothing happened again

    Tuesday 31 Mar 2026week 77content energy 13 replies

    Sitting down to this properly tonight. The strange part is not having a project any more. I had not understood how much I was enjoying having one. Two years. My only news is…

  • Protein first

    Tuesday 17 Mar 2026week 75steady energy 43 replies

    A gentle week, mostly. I have found five things I can get down when nothing appeals and I have written them on the fridge. That list is the most useful thing I own. Protein…

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10 May 2026 — What have you got in the freezer?

Set a repeating alarm for the injection so it stops being a decision.

3 May 2026 — What was the last thing that made you feel capable?

Sat on the floor and played with my grandchildren for an hour, then stood up.

6 Apr 2026 — Is there a letter or a form you need help reading?

Fuel to the appointments costs more than the prescription, which is a rural problem.

12 Mar 2026 — What did you manage today when you did not want to?

Good until three, gone by four, back a bit by seven. Same shape every day this week.