Journal
Rowan’s journal
Rural, four hours from the nearest prescriber. Learning the system.
Sunday night, four lines
week 25held energy 44 replies
This week: She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the other way round. That is the whole mechanism. My buddy noticed something in my journal…
A different shape
week 22foggy energy 54 replies
Repeat study came back and the apnoea is much reduced. Ten years of that mask. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other people in…
Slept through
week 19rested energy 3
This week: Repeat study came back and the apnoea is much reduced. Ten years of that mask. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other…
Unpleasant, not dangerous
week 16sore energy 23 replies
Headache for three days running. It turned out I had barely drunk anything since Tuesday. Water, then a slow improvement, then feeling faintly stupid. A bad fortnight in the…
Sunday lunch
week 16loved energy 51 reply
Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Somebody asked what my secret was and I froze completely. Still working out what I…
Both bags, one go
week 13pleased energy 11 reply
Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I have not been able to do that since 2021 and I did it twice more just to check. Carried both bags up in one go. Small…
Nothing to report
week 10steady energy 51 reply
Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. An unremarkable week.…
A new bin and a plan
week 8pleased energy 11 reply
New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Worked out a three-week buffer with her GP because of the roads. Anchored injection day to my…
Paired
week 7held energy 1
My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the…
She noticed first
week 4held energy 34 replies
This week: She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the other way round. That is the whole mechanism. My buddy noticed something in my journal…
First dose, done
week 1wired energy 14 replies
This week: Day one. I am writing this partly because somebody else's day-one entry is the reason I felt able to do it at all, and it seems only fair to leave one behind. Nine…