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Lu’s journal

The other half of the Preston pair.

46 entries from 14 Aug 2024 to 7 Jun 2026 · Preston, UK

  • First dose, done

    Monday 9 Sep 2024week 5wired energy 11 reply

    Nothing has happened yet, which nobody had warned me about. I think I expected to feel something immediately, and instead I made a cup of tea and put a wash on. I told one…

  • A printout I cannot read

    Wednesday 4 Sep 2024week 4brisk energy 42 replies

    Quickly, before bed. 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. Asked the question I had been…

  • Paired

    Tuesday 27 Aug 2024week 3held energy 14 replies

    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 me how I was doing on a…

  • Day one

    Friday 23 Aug 2024week 3wired energy 2

    Ten minutes then I am asleep. So. First one done. I had been carrying the box around the house for four days like it was something I had borrowed and needed to give back, and…

  • Steady

    Thursday 22 Aug 2024week 3flat energy 43 replies

    Steady. That is the whole entry. 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…

  • Grip

    Wednesday 14 Aug 2024week 1tired but good energy 52 replies

    Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which is the thing that used to end it for me every time. Grip strength has gone off and I noticed…