Journal
Rafe’s journal
French food culture and a reduced appetite. Discuss.
Nothing happened again
week 76settled energy 23 replies
A brief account of the week. Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I have written that, and I have decided it is the best sentence in this…
Come back in a year
week 49relieved energy 2
Bloods back. Unremarkable, she said, which is a word I had never once heard applied to me. A1c down, liver enzymes improved. Three years of results side by side. A trend…
An unremarkable week
week 41flat energy 43 replies
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 whole thing. Steady. That is the…
Steady
week 40fine energy 13 replies
A brief account of the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out…
Paired
week 39held energy 34 replies
A brief account of the week. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or…
Slept through
week 38rested energy 24 replies
Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other people in circle have the same and none of us can find anything written about it. Repeat study…
Across the day
week 37steady energy 23 replies
A brief account of the week. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked…
What is your secret
week 36loved energy 51 reply
A brief account of the week. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you, and we manage. It is not a problem to be solved. A…
No news
week 35fine energy 51 reply
I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks. No news. The dog is well, the…
The question I had been avoiding
week 34frustrated energy 2
A brief account of the week. Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had not expected, and changed the plan because of it. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I…
Six labelled boxes
week 33organised energy 1
Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Small logistics win: worked out where the pen…
An unremarkable week
week 32steady energy 21 reply
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. Quiet.…
Where the pen lives
week 31organised energy 32 replies
A brief account of the week. Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other people and a toddler's yoghurts. Batch cooked on…
Steady
week 30flat energy 53 replies
Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it…
Circle tonight
week 29warm energy 34 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…
Back without making it up
week 28tired but good energy 42 replies
Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I noticed it anywhere else. Back to loading properly. Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make…
A wedding
week 27loved energy 21 reply
My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you, and we manage. It is not a problem to be solved. A long entry about French lunches…
No news
week 27steady energy 11 reply
A brief account of the week. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on…
The list on the fridge
week 26steady energy 13 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. Got something with protein…
A printout I cannot read
week 25frustrated energy 1
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. Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had…