Ambrose’s journal
November 2024
5 entries this month.
Paired
week 20held energy 54 replies
A brief account of the week. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most reliable thing in my week. Nobody has ever asked…
An unremarkable week
week 19flat energy 13 replies
A brief account of the week. 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. Steady.…
Nine minutes
week 18frustrated energy 12 replies
A brief account of the week. Asked the question I had been avoiding for eleven years. She answered it in about ninety seconds and was completely unbothered. A locum who had…
Two sessions
week 17tired but good energy 42 replies
A brief account of the week. Eight minutes and a chair. That is the whole programme. Tuesday and Friday. I have done it for eleven weeks. Grip strength has gone off and I…
A printout I cannot read
week 16brisk energy 52 replies
A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I have booked with my own GP for next month. Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got…