Rafe’s journal
April 2025
5 entries this month.
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…
Stayed for the company
week 24warm energy 44 replies
A brief account of the week. The facilitator stopped the room when four of us were talking at once and asked one person how she was actually doing. It changed the whole hour.…
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 23organised energy 42 replies
Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Anchored injection day to my shift pattern rather than to the…
Dreams
week 22rested energy 54 replies
A brief account of the week. 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…