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Ives

Fisherman. Injection day at sea is a puzzle.

Penzance, UK · Penzance, forty-six, fisherman, injection day at sea is a puzzle.

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46 entries, and Ives is still writing.

  • Reduced

    Wednesday 15 Apr 2026week 84flat energy 43 replies

    Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically to say so, because nobody wrote this part down for me. Steady. Nothing happened again. I…

  • She reduced it

    Saturday 25 Oct 2025week 59brisk energy 4

    This week: Left with a printout I could not read and no idea what to be worried about. Taking it to bloodwork-buddies on Thursday. Nine minutes. I took three written…

  • No news

    Monday 13 Oct 2025week 58fine energy 13 replies

    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. Steady. That is the whole entry. Out at…

  • Come back in a year

    Thursday 9 Oct 2025week 57relieved energy 34 replies

    This week: Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight was not subtle. A1c down. Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is…

  • How are you doing on a Wednesday

    Wednesday 1 Oct 2025week 56held energy 34 replies

    This week: Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the other way round. That is the…

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17 Jun 2026 — What is going on with your skin, hair or nails?

Everything quiet. Week 93 and I have very little to report, which is the best kind of entry.

20 Apr 2026 — What kept you up last night?

Fine. Boringly fine. I will take boring.

4 Apr 2026 — What has been the hardest conversation this month?

A colleague covered for me on a bad day and never mentioned it again.

3 Apr 2026 — What did you get done that you are quietly pleased about?

My ring went back on. I have not made a thing of it and I am making a small thing of it here.