Journal
Gilly’s journal
Nurse. Terrible at taking own advice.
Just Wednesdays
week 79content energy 44 replies
Well then. Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically to…
Into town and back
week 53quietly delighted energy 24 replies
Well then. Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Full clinic day without her back going. Up the stairs at work twice without…
Stayed for the company
week 39warm energy 5
Right. Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where I was in the spring. I…
I nearly did not write
week 39fine energy 43 replies
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my…
Awake at four
week 38tired energy 2
Well then. Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that I lay there in the morning trying to work out what was different. Repeat study came back and the…
Steady
week 37fine energy 13 replies
Right. 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. That is the whole entry.…
Across the day
week 36steady energy 33 replies
Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually eaten in the last two days and I heard my own answer. I have found five things I…
Slept through
week 35tired energy 3
Right. Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that I lay there in the morning trying to work out what was different. Repeat study came back and the apnoea…
Protein first
week 35steady energy 53 replies
Right. 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. Got something with…
Before nine
week 34practical energy 52 replies
Right. Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the day did not fall apart at four. Took her own advice for once. Protein first,…
Nothing to report
week 34flat energy 21 reply
Steady. That is the whole entry. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has…
An unremarkable week
week 33steady energy 53 replies
Well then. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have…
Circle tonight
week 32warm energy 24 replies
Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual information. The rest was the point. Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which…
Quiet
week 31steady energy 43 replies
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. That is the whole entry. An…
No news
week 30flat energy 43 replies
Right. Steady. That is the whole entry. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather…
A different shape
week 29foggy energy 44 replies
Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that I lay there in the morning trying to work out what was different. Repeat study came back and the apnoea is…
Two sessions
week 28tired but good energy 32 replies
Eight minutes and a chair. That is the whole programme. Tuesday and Friday. I have done it for eleven weeks. Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the…
I nearly did not write
week 28fine energy 43 replies
Well then. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have…
Two lengths, badly
week 27pleased energy 11 reply
Sat on the floor and played for an hour, and then got up. That was the entire reason I started, and I have now done it. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me.…
Sunday lunch
week 26warm energy 21 reply
Right. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and…