Day 19.

07:00

No alarm but naturally woke up.  Body clock is back to normal after all these years of my addiction and waking up around 10/11am every day.

Feels amazing to have re-set my body clock.

Feel well again today, slight runny nose, rash gone down and not itchy at all.

Isolation is not bothering me, enjoying the peace and time to read and think.  Hopefully I will be out tomorrow as missing the peers and the social company.

07:15

Breakfast – Weetabix and apple juice.

So hungry this morning, appetite is defiantly back!

11:30

Eye infection is going down, E45 cream working and no itching anymore.

Spent all morning reading the AA big book, on chapter 8, 4 more chapters to go.

I now have a greater understanding of the steps it will take to remain sober.  I understand how helping fellow alcoholics will in turn help me in my on-going recovery, something I am strongly willing to do.

Its not just about ‘recovering’, its about continuous recovery in every day affairs and helping others on their own path of recovery too.

Not everyone can be helped, so I consider myself one of the few that can be, as I have accepted my issues and addiction, and that my life is unmanageable.

I am willing to hand over to my higher power for guidance.

12:00

Lunch – Soup, Baked potato with ham and cheese.

Craving food now which is a very good sign!  And my snack pile is decreasing.

Eye drops administered and eye infection is going down.

15:15

Nearly finished Chapter 9.  Had some sleep too.

Nurse took my temperature and I said how I am feeling better now.  Nurse informed me I will be out of isolation tomorrow morning, if I am still showing no symptoms and a normal temperature.

Asked the nurse about the bag yesterday.  Still don’t know who it is for.

I told her about my dad passing away 4 years ago yesterday.  She was a little taken back and mentioned ‘Higher Power’.  She also said to me how she was having strange dreams and little sleep last night.

17:15

Dinner – Baked potato, coleslaw and cheese, millionaire shortcake.

Just felt like having baked potato again and getting some carbs back in my body.  Also the only other option was fish, which stinks the room out.  Learnt this mistake the last time.

Time to try and finish off the last few chapters of the AA Big book, they are big chapters though.

Looking forward to tomorrow, found out 6 new peers have joined the castle, so plenty of new faces to speak too when I get out of isolation.   The weekends are more relaxed, which will allow me time to adjust to the routine again.

Hopefully my mum drops off the clothes and little things for me that I forgot to pack.  Loads of washing to do, as I was meaning to do a wash the day I was put into isolation.  Also the only way you could get washing done, whilst in isolation, was using the water soluble bags (due to health and safety), which I don’t trust as they can die your clothes, and leave bits all over them.

Hopefully tomorrow is a day filled with joy and fresh conversation with the other peers.