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23 August 2016 —
           I’m not saying us Manic Depressives are easily distracted
            or anything but I've made 3 consecutive cups of tea so
            far this morning and failed to remember to drink every
            one of them until they were cold. I give up. Proseccos
            always ready when I am.

           23 August 2016 —
           Riddle  me  This  people?:  Why  do  I  feel  so  choked  with
            sadness when I think back to my early years. When we
            listened to The Levellers and sat about on grassy verges
            drinking scrumpy and smoking weed. It feels like a loss.
            Like a bereavement. If it was that good shouldn’t it make
            me happy? I feel sad reminiscing.

           26 August 2016 —
           This is horrendous. I’m used to fatigue and weakness but
            this has been absolutely relentless since Tuesday. Day and
            night lay down with windows open to trying gasp for air.
            Numerous  attempts  at  getting  up  and  standing  long
            enough  to  make a  cup  of  tea -  finally  achieved  it after
            attempt 4 this morning / afternoon.

           I’ve hardly even had the strength to post on Facebook so
            you  know  it’s  serious.  My  arms  are  too  weak  to  heave
            myself up into a sitting position in bed - like when I had
            chemo. When’s it going to end? Is this just the normal
            Fibromyalgia or some kind of side effect from the HRT
            or  the  Tramadol?  Whatever  it  is,  I’m  sick  to  death  of
            being a prisoner inside my own body and its getting real
            old real quick. Answers on a post card medical bods?
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