Monthly Archives: August 2023

What A Banker

Posted on August 28, 2023 by S

Arnold the Bank was on holiday for an entire day. Technically it was for three days because he didn’t work on Saturdays and Sundays, but the only day officially recognised as his holiday was the Monday. As usual on his … Continue reading →

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21 Days Laterer

Posted on August 21, 2023 by S

I’ve been back out of the hopstical almost as long as I was in and I’ve just about got used to it again. Three weeks is a long time when you’re still recuperating and working out what you are and … Continue reading →

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Mel (Stride)’s Inhumanity To Me

Posted on August 17, 2023 by S

It is almost the (bell) end of another week in which hopefully significant things have happened in my attempts to return to better-managed mental and physical health. Actually the first of these shouldn’t even have qualified as part of this … Continue reading →

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Nothing To Report?

Posted on August 13, 2023 by S

Thursday’s physio beat the crap out of me and it wasn’t even that exacting a session. Most of the weekend has vanished into fatigue, sleep and muscular ouch, my biggest achievement being the cooking of a curry in the microwave. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Get Physio, Physio, I Wanna Get Physio, Let’s Get Into Physio

Posted on August 10, 2023 by S

I’m still fatigued all the time although this evening I can at least point to some actual physical exertion as part-cause of my weariness. The bodily part of it at least; my heart and mind are weary too. Heart and … Continue reading →

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Exhaustations

Posted on August 8, 2023 by S

It was exactly a month ago that I arrived at the hopstical to begin what was to be 23 days of treatment. Since being discharged last Wednesday I have found myself very fatigued much of the time and still breathless … Continue reading →

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Ow, My Jig Is Saw

Posted on August 4, 2023 by S

My second full day of being home has been a sleepy one, fatigue claiming me throughout the day and causing me to perfect the art of napping. In the early evening my care worker arrived – someone I’ve met before, … Continue reading →

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I Like To Be Here When I Can

Posted on August 3, 2023 by S

On Monday I wrote a piece about how it is not only the dramatic elements of any hospital experience which are impactive; the banality of routine also has a major effect on patients (and presumably staff). But I didn’t post … Continue reading →

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