Journal
Lu’s journal
The other half of the Preston pair.
First dose, done
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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…