I have read your journal from the start this week. You have come a very long way and you are allowed to notice that.
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Thursday 22 January 2026 · week 85
relieved energy 3a turning point
Late, and writing anyway.
Everything stable. She said come back in a year. I have never had a come-back-in-a-year before.
Stable. Her doctor said she could come back in a year.
A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then rang my mother, which surprised us both.
Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight was not subtle.
Bloods back. Unremarkable, she said, which is a word I had never once heard applied to me.
Until Monday.
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From people who share a circle with Mina.
I have read your journal from the start this week. You have come a very long way and you are allowed to notice that.
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Thank you for saying the hard part out loud. It makes it easier for the rest of us to.
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