Deirdre Geraghty

I was so tired this morning that I couldn’t get up for well over an hour. Had breakfast and a bath and washed my hair and hoping I will get into the right frame of mind to face the day – instead of this lethargy which has grabbed me!!

I woke up early and for the first time in days l feel back to normal. It’s four days since my second Shingles jab and I thought perhaps I was being pathetic but today I feel the difference. My arm is basically back to normal too!

The difference between Labour MPs celebrating a birthday with colleagues etc is that when the Tories did it we were in lockdown. When l worked we usually celebrated my birthday with drinks etc.

I think it’s absolutely terrible and ridiculous how the Tory press are attacking the new Labour government over every little thing that they can find to attack them on. Compared with the last fourteen years l think it’s refreshing to have a grown up government who are trying very hard, yes with mistakes, to sort out the mess that the other lot left behind!!

I’m very tired this morning and decided to give in to it so I haven’t been up long. Don’t feel as bad as yesterday so hopefully it’ll pass soon. But the whole thing is definitely worth having and much better than having Shingles.

I was supposed to have my ring pessary which holds my uterus in place replaced at the same appointment as my Shingles jab but although they had ordered one for me in my size on the 5th August it hadn’t come in and on checking the Spares box there wasn’t one in there neither. So I will just have to go back.

I had my second and final non live Shingles jab yesterday afternoon and I feel absolutely terrible and my left arm is very very sore. What a sorry state I am in. I have put my bath and hair wash on hold until I feel better. I think it lasted two or three days last time but it is definitely worth it for what it helps me avoid and unlike the real thing it’s not contagious. I think modern medicine is wonderful!!

I didn’t sleep a few nights ago so I have been over sleeping ever since. I only just made it downstairs for the window cleaner.

There was a professor on the News Channel just now who, with his team, had completed a 14 hour operation to successfully separate twins who were conjoined at the head. Such a special human is this – l feel truly humbled.

I thought I was tired when I went to bed but got up around 1.00 am when I hadn’t managed to get to sleep. I spent the night downstairs watching television programmes l had mostly recorded late at night which I wouldn’t have watched. Already had breakfast and now watching early morning Sky News.