Thursday December 18, 2025

Goodnight friends! Very consistently dour and wet today, few breaks to be seen in constant sheets of thin, hissing rain, colours smothered by the dim light except the shadowy ivy, its dark metallic sheen only magnified by the gloss of water. Warmer thanks to the low blanket of clouds, about 10°c, though the damp makes things feel chillier.

Last day of my first course of trial medication. So far the process has remained a little wearing, though the glimpses of insight it has helped me gain about my own condition and the process of medical research are worthwhile I think. Some strange symptoms have cropped up which make me suspect this first course might have been the real thing, including a numb, pins-and-needles sensation in my fingertips and toes. Definitely slept muxh better, and feeling like I’ve set my recovery back on the right foot.

May we find a sense of determination and purpose in our lives today!

Image ID: Photo of a shallow, irregular puddle on grainy black tarmac reflecting the grey of a dim sky, interrupted by innumerable clashing concentric rings as raindrops impact the water.