Héloïse’s journal
July 2025
5 entries this month.
Both bags, one go
week 37grateful energy 1
A brief account of the week. 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. Slept flat.…
She noticed first
week 35held energy 44 replies
A brief account of the week. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle…
Flat, whole night
week 35grateful energy 53 replies
A brief account of the week. Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Walked the Salève. Sat on the floor and played for an hour, and then got up. That…
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 35organised energy 52 replies
A brief account of the week. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. Anchored injection…
She stopped the room
week 34warm energy 14 replies
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 said…