Category: August 2023
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Friday, 18 August 2023
Susannah is struggling at work – it’s just too stressful right now. But, TGIF, she made it through the week, as did I, and weekend here we come. We celebrate with a glass of wine.
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Thursday, 17 August 2023
My first full day at home. I still haven’t slept properly so am really tired. I can no longer remember a time when I wasn’t tired. These days it’s just to what degree? I think I’ll zopiclone it tonight. Susannah props me up in bed and we have coffee together. I pop my pills and…
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023
I wake feeling groggy and dozy. I think I took the zopiclone too late. Dr Kt comes by but I’m too dopey to take in much of what she says. What I do know is that I am to be discharged. This is awesome. I celebrate by taking myself and my friends off to the…
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Tuesday, 15 August 2023
The nurses seem to come and check me every hour or so so I don’t get much sleep. I wake fully at about 5:30am when a nurse comes in to give me oral medication as well. She then offers me a coffee and biscuits so I find myself wide awake at 6am drinking a lovely…
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Monday, 14 August 2023
Surgery Day. No, a 6:45am admission time isn’t too early on a Monday morning – I wasn’t sleeping anyway. I don’t feel too stressed, just a bit nervous, and, as I have had to fast again, I’m incredibly dehydrated. We get to Remuera Surgical early after a few rounds playing where the hell is it?…