Wednesday and I wake up quite late and quite groggy. I spend time checking messages and emails. My partner brings me a coffee and eventually I get up and make myself a late breakfast. I settle down to reading David Sedaris’s Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls, a collection of autobiographical observation. These miniessays are funny but also sharp and trenchant. I continue reading until my partner goes to visit her mother when I spring, well more slouch, in to action and prepare a meal for the Crockpot before returning to my reading. I am beginning to feel better but not yet ready to train. I read until the late afternoon when the only world cup rugby match is on. My partner return from her visit and she and her brother set about filling in some forms related to their mothers care.

The evening slides in and tea is eaten, football watched, the blog drafted and the night meds taken. Its been a very low key day, taken at a slow pace and recuperative. There are some days that are just days to be spent on the self in recovery. A day to charge my batteries, which I would add is extremely eco friendly, perhaps I should go fully electric.