diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 35477aa3c..fdc712ad2 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -6791,6 +6791,24 @@
       "byMonth": "Wann du Episoden erfasst",
       "none": "In diesem Zeitraum keine Episoden erfasst."
     },
+    "section": {
+      "active": "Aktiv",
+      "resolved": "Abgeschlossen"
+    },
+    "flares": {
+      "countOne": "1 Schub",
+      "countOther": "{count} Schübe"
+    },
+    "timeline": {
+      "title": "Tagesverlauf",
+      "error": "Der heutige Eintrag konnte nicht geladen werden.",
+      "emptyToday": "Heute noch nichts erfasst.",
+      "today": "Heute · {date}",
+      "severity": "Stärke {severity}",
+      "noSymptoms": "Keine Symptome erfasst.",
+      "impact": "Befinden: {impact}",
+      "fever": "Temperatur: {value} °C"
+    },
     "loadError": "Could not load this episode.",
     "backToList": "Back to journal",
     "detail": {
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index b651f7a98..3c9a8efb3 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -6791,6 +6791,24 @@
       "byMonth": "When you tend to log episodes",
       "none": "No episodes logged in this period."
     },
+    "section": {
+      "active": "Active",
+      "resolved": "Resolved"
+    },
+    "flares": {
+      "countOne": "1 flare",
+      "countOther": "{count} flares"
+    },
+    "timeline": {
+      "title": "Day timeline",
+      "error": "Could not load today's entry.",
+      "emptyToday": "Nothing logged today yet.",
+      "today": "Today · {date}",
+      "severity": "Severity {severity}",
+      "noSymptoms": "No symptoms logged.",
+      "impact": "How you functioned: {impact}",
+      "fever": "Temperature: {value} °C"
+    },
     "loadError": "Could not load this episode.",
     "backToList": "Back to journal",
     "detail": {
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 53f0e1d22..240620c60 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -6791,6 +6791,24 @@
       "byMonth": "Cuándo sueles registrar episodios",
       "none": "Sin episodios registrados en este período."
     },
+    "section": {
+      "active": "Activos",
+      "resolved": "Resueltos"
+    },
+    "flares": {
+      "countOne": "1 brote",
+      "countOther": "{count} brotes"
+    },
+    "timeline": {
+      "title": "Cronología del día",
+      "error": "No se pudo cargar el registro de hoy.",
+      "emptyToday": "Aún no hay nada registrado hoy.",
+      "today": "Hoy · {date}",
+      "severity": "Intensidad {severity}",
+      "noSymptoms": "Sin síntomas registrados.",
+      "impact": "Cómo funcionaste: {impact}",
+      "fever": "Temperatura: {value} °C"
+    },
     "loadError": "Could not load this episode.",
     "backToList": "Back to journal",
     "detail": {
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index a148aa1c1..a628cf66e 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -6791,6 +6791,24 @@
       "byMonth": "Quand tu enregistres des épisodes",
       "none": "Aucun épisode enregistré sur cette période."
     },
+    "section": {
+      "active": "Actifs",
+      "resolved": "Résolus"
+    },
+    "flares": {
+      "countOne": "1 poussée",
+      "countOther": "{count} poussées"
+    },
+    "timeline": {
+      "title": "Chronologie du jour",
+      "error": "Impossible de charger l'entrée du jour.",
+      "emptyToday": "Rien d'enregistré aujourd'hui pour l'instant.",
+      "today": "Aujourd'hui · {date}",
+      "severity": "Intensité {severity}",
+      "noSymptoms": "Aucun symptôme enregistré.",
+      "impact": "Votre forme : {impact}",
+      "fever": "Température : {value} °C"
+    },
     "loadError": "Could not load this episode.",
     "backToList": "Back to journal",
     "detail": {
diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
index b7d55971b..21baf7519 100644
--- a/messages/it.json
+++ b/messages/it.json
@@ -6791,6 +6791,24 @@
       "byMonth": "Quando tendi a registrare episodi",
       "none": "Nessun episodio registrato in questo periodo."
     },
+    "section": {
+      "active": "Attivi",
+      "resolved": "Risolti"
+    },
+    "flares": {
+      "countOne": "1 riacutizzazione",
+      "countOther": "{count} riacutizzazioni"
+    },
+    "timeline": {
+      "title": "Cronologia del giorno",
+      "error": "Impossibile caricare il diario di oggi.",
+      "emptyToday": "Oggi non hai ancora registrato nulla.",
+      "today": "Oggi · {date}",
+      "severity": "Intensità {severity}",
+      "noSymptoms": "Nessun sintomo registrato.",
+      "impact": "Come ti sei sentito: {impact}",
+      "fever": "Temperatura: {value} °C"
+    },
     "loadError": "Could not load this episode.",
     "backToList": "Back to journal",
     "detail": {
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index 20bda86fc..a9302ce93 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -6791,6 +6791,24 @@
       "byMonth": "Kiedy zwykle zapisujesz epizody",
       "none": "Brak epizodów zapisanych w tym okresie."
     },
+    "section": {
+      "active": "Aktywne",
+      "resolved": "Zakończone"
+    },
+    "flares": {
+      "countOne": "1 zaostrzenie",
+      "countOther": "Zaostrzenia: {count}"
+    },
+    "timeline": {
+      "title": "Oś dnia",
+      "error": "Nie udało się wczytać dzisiejszego wpisu.",
+      "emptyToday": "Dziś nic jeszcze nie zapisano.",
+      "today": "Dziś · {date}",
+      "severity": "Nasilenie {severity}",
+      "noSymptoms": "Nie zapisano objawów.",
+      "impact": "Jak funkcjonowałeś: {impact}",
+      "fever": "Temperatura: {value} °C"
+    },
     "loadError": "Could not load this episode.",
     "backToList": "Back to journal",
     "detail": {
diff --git a/src/components/illness/illness-day-timeline.tsx b/src/components/illness/illness-day-timeline.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..291ddb2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/illness/illness-day-timeline.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+"use client";
+
+/**
+ * v1.18.2 — the per-day timeline anchor, hosted exclusively on the episode
+ * detail surface. It surfaces today's logged day (symptoms with their 0–3
+ * severity, functional impact, fever) so the detail page owns the day-log
+ * content the list rows no longer carry. Retrospective only — a record of
+ * what was logged, never a forecast. Neutral palette throughout.
+ *
+ * The read uses the single-day `useIllnessDayLog` hook (the only day-log read
+ * the API exposes); when nothing is logged for the day it renders a calm
+ * prompt to log it.
+ */
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
+import { useTranslations, useFormatters } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
+
+import { ILLNESS_SYMPTOM_CATALOG } from "./symptom-catalog";
+import { useIllnessDayLog } from "./use-illness";
+
+function symptomLabelKey(key: string): string | null {
+  return ILLNESS_SYMPTOM_CATALOG.find((s) => s.key === key)?.labelKey ?? null;
+}
+
+export function IllnessDayTimeline({
+  episodeId,
+  date,
+  onLogDay,
+}: {
+  episodeId: string;
+  date: string;
+  onLogDay: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslations();
+  const fmt = useFormatters();
+  const { data, isLoading, isError } = useIllnessDayLog(episodeId, date);
+
+  return (
+    <Card>
+      <CardHeader>
+        <h2 className="text-base font-semibold">
+          {t("illness.timeline.title")}
+        </h2>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="space-y-3">
+        {isLoading ? (
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Skeleton className="h-4 w-1/2" />
+            <Skeleton className="h-4 w-2/3" />
+          </div>
+        ) : isError ? (
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+            {t("illness.timeline.error")}
+          </p>
+        ) : !data ? (
+          <div className="space-y-3">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+              {t("illness.timeline.emptyToday")}
+            </p>
+            <Button
+              variant="outline"
+              className="min-h-11 sm:min-h-9"
+              onClick={onLogDay}
+            >
+              {t("illness.logDay")}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="space-y-2.5 text-sm">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide">
+              {t("illness.timeline.today", {
+                date: fmt.dateShort(`${data.date}T12:00:00`),
+              })}
+            </p>
+
+            {data.symptoms.length > 0 ? (
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+                {data.symptoms.map((s) => {
+                  const labelKey = symptomLabelKey(s.key);
+                  if (!labelKey) return null;
+                  return (
+                    <Badge key={s.key} variant="secondary">
+                      {t(labelKey)}
+                      {typeof s.severity === "number"
+                        ? ` · ${t("illness.timeline.severity", {
+                            severity: s.severity,
+                          })}`
+                        : ""}
+                    </Badge>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+                {t("illness.timeline.noSymptoms")}
+              </p>
+            )}
+
+            {data.functionalImpact !== null ? (
+              <p className="text-foreground">
+                {t("illness.timeline.impact", {
+                  impact: t(`illness.impact.${data.functionalImpact}`),
+                })}
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
+
+            {data.feverC !== null ? (
+              <p className="text-foreground">
+                {t("illness.timeline.fever", {
+                  value: fmt.number(data.feverC, 1),
+                })}
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
+
+            {data.note ? (
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground whitespace-pre-wrap">
+                {data.note}
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/illness/illness-episode-detail.tsx b/src/components/illness/illness-episode-detail.tsx
index 4ad5f5e7f..e4262edb6 100644
--- a/src/components/illness/illness-episode-detail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/illness/illness-episode-detail.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 import { useTranslations, useFormatters } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 
 import { IllnessCorrelationCard } from "./illness-correlation-card";
+import { IllnessDayTimeline } from "./illness-day-timeline";
 import { LogDaySheet } from "./log-day-sheet";
 import { NewEpisodeSheet } from "./new-episode-sheet";
 import { EpisodeMenu } from "./episode-menu";
@@ -114,6 +115,17 @@ export function IllnessEpisodeDetail({ episodeId }: { episodeId: string }) {
         </Card>
       ) : null}
 
+      {/* The per-day timeline lives only on the detail surface — the list
+          rows stay clean summaries, so navigating here reveals genuinely new
+          content (today's logged symptoms / impact / fever). */}
+      {episode ? (
+        <IllnessDayTimeline
+          episodeId={episode.id}
+          date={today}
+          onLogDay={() => setLogOpen(true)}
+        />
+      ) : null}
+
       {isLoading ? (
         <Skeleton className="h-40 w-full" />
       ) : (
diff --git a/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx b/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx
index 890bdda9e..88d533285 100644
--- a/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx
+++ b/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 "use client";
 
 /**
- * v1.18.1 — the illness / condition-journal surface.
+ * v1.18.2 — the illness / condition-journal surface.
  *
- * A calm, retrospective journal: the episode history (newest first) with a
- * neutral status Badge (active / recovered — never an alarming colour, the
- * med-card rule generalised), a shared overflow kebab (Edit / Mark recovered /
- * AlertDialog-gated Delete), a "log a day" entry, and the cross-episode
- * retrospective summary. Each row navigates to the episode-detail surface
- * (`/illness/[id]`) for the correlation card. Retrospective-only copy — a
+ * A calm, retrospective journal. The episode history reads as a grid of
+ * medication-styled cards: a header (label link + neutral type / status
+ * badges + an overflow kebab) and a single bottom-pinned "Log a day"
+ * primary action — one clear action per card, the most-common one promoted.
+ * The list is split into "Active" and "Resolved" groups (active first), and
+ * flares nest under their parent condition so the parent relationship the
+ * form captures is visible. The cross-episode retrospective summary sits
+ * directly under the header so a long list never buries it. Each card
+ * navigates to the episode-detail surface (`/illness/[id]`) where the
+ * per-day timeline and correlation card live. Retrospective-only copy — a
  * journal, not a medical device, and it does not diagnose.
  */
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { ChevronRight, Plus, Stethoscope } from "lucide-react";
+import { Plus, Stethoscope } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
-import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import {
+  Card,
+  CardAction,
+  CardContent,
+  CardHeader,
+  CardTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { EmptyState } from "@/components/ui/empty-state";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useTranslations, useFormatters } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 
 import { LogDaySheet } from "./log-day-sheet";
@@ -38,29 +49,55 @@ function todayLocal(): string {
   return `${y}-${m}-${d}`;
 }
 
-function EpisodeRow({
-  episode,
-  onLogDay,
-  onEdit,
-  onResolve,
-  resolving,
-}: {
+interface EpisodeCardProps {
   episode: IllnessEpisodeDTO;
+  /** Flares that hang off this episode (rendered nested), already filtered. */
+  flares?: IllnessEpisodeDTO[];
   onLogDay: (id: string) => void;
   onEdit: (episode: IllnessEpisodeDTO) => void;
   onResolve: (id: string) => void;
   resolving: boolean;
-}) {
+}
+
+function EpisodeCard({
+  episode,
+  flares,
+  onLogDay,
+  onEdit,
+  onResolve,
+  resolving,
+}: EpisodeCardProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslations();
   const fmt = useFormatters();
   const active = episode.resolvedAt === null;
   const isChronic = episode.lifecycle === "CHRONIC_ONGOING";
+  const flareCount = flares?.length ?? 0;
 
   return (
-    <Card className="flex items-center gap-3 p-4">
-      <Link href={`/illness/${episode.id}`} className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <span className="truncate font-medium">{episode.label}</span>
+    <Card className="h-full gap-3 md:gap-3">
+      <CardHeader className="pb-0">
+        <CardTitle className="min-w-0">
+          <Link
+            href={`/illness/${episode.id}`}
+            className="hover:underline focus-visible:underline"
+          >
+            <span className="block truncate">{episode.label}</span>
+          </Link>
+        </CardTitle>
+        <CardAction>
+          <EpisodeMenu
+            episode={episode}
+            onEdit={() => onEdit(episode)}
+            onResolve={
+              active && !isChronic ? () => onResolve(episode.id) : undefined
+            }
+            resolving={resolving}
+          />
+        </CardAction>
+      </CardHeader>
+
+      <CardContent className="flex h-full flex-col space-y-3">
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
           <Badge variant="secondary">{t(`illness.type.${episode.type}`)}</Badge>
           <Badge variant="outline">
             {active
@@ -70,41 +107,100 @@ function EpisodeRow({
               : t("illness.status.recovered")}
           </Badge>
         </div>
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-1 text-xs">
-          {t("illness.onsetOn", { date: fmt.dateShort(new Date(episode.onsetAt)) })}
+
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+          {t("illness.onsetOn", {
+            date: fmt.dateShort(new Date(episode.onsetAt)),
+          })}
           {episode.resolvedAt
             ? ` · ${t("illness.recoveredOn", {
                 date: fmt.dateShort(new Date(episode.resolvedAt)),
               })}`
             : ""}
         </p>
-      </Link>
-      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
-        <Button
-          variant="outline"
-          size="sm"
-          className="min-h-11 sm:min-h-9"
-          onClick={() => onLogDay(episode.id)}
-        >
-          {t("illness.logDay")}
-        </Button>
-        <EpisodeMenu
-          episode={episode}
-          onEdit={() => onEdit(episode)}
-          onResolve={
-            active && !isChronic ? () => onResolve(episode.id) : undefined
-          }
-          resolving={resolving}
-        />
-        <ChevronRight
-          className="text-muted-foreground hidden h-4 w-4 sm:block"
-          aria-hidden
-        />
-      </div>
+
+        {flareCount > 0 ? (
+          <div className="space-y-1 border-l-2 pl-3">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs font-medium">
+              {flareCount === 1
+                ? t("illness.flares.countOne")
+                : t("illness.flares.countOther", { count: flareCount })}
+            </p>
+            <ul className="space-y-1">
+              {flares!.map((flare) => (
+                <li key={flare.id}>
+                  <Link
+                    href={`/illness/${flare.id}`}
+                    className="text-foreground/80 hover:text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-xs hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    <span className="truncate">{flare.label}</span>
+                    <span className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0">
+                      {fmt.dateShort(new Date(flare.onsetAt))}
+                    </span>
+                  </Link>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+
+        {/* Bottom-pinned single primary action — the daily-use "log a day"
+            flow, promoted from a busy inline cluster. The card navigates to
+            the detail surface on its title link; this is the one explicit
+            button. */}
+        <div className="mt-auto pt-0">
+          <Button
+            className="min-h-11 w-full sm:min-h-9"
+            onClick={() => onLogDay(episode.id)}
+          >
+            {t("illness.logDay")}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </CardContent>
     </Card>
   );
 }
 
+function EpisodeGroup({
+  title,
+  parents,
+  childrenByParent,
+  onLogDay,
+  onEdit,
+  onResolve,
+  resolving,
+}: {
+  title: string;
+  parents: IllnessEpisodeDTO[];
+  childrenByParent: Map<string, IllnessEpisodeDTO[]>;
+  onLogDay: (id: string) => void;
+  onEdit: (episode: IllnessEpisodeDTO) => void;
+  onResolve: (id: string) => void;
+  resolving: boolean;
+}) {
+  if (parents.length === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <section className="space-y-3">
+      <h2 className="text-muted-foreground text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide">
+        {title}
+      </h2>
+      <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
+        {parents.map((episode) => (
+          <EpisodeCard
+            key={episode.id}
+            episode={episode}
+            flares={childrenByParent.get(episode.id)}
+            resolving={resolving}
+            onLogDay={onLogDay}
+            onEdit={onEdit}
+            onResolve={onResolve}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
 export function IllnessView() {
   const { t } = useTranslations();
   const { data: episodes, isLoading } = useIllnessEpisodes(true);
@@ -117,6 +213,45 @@ export function IllnessView() {
 
   const logEpisode = episodes?.find((e) => e.id === logEpisodeId) ?? null;
 
+  /**
+   * Group the flat list into active / resolved, nesting flares under their
+   * parent condition. A flare nests only when its parent lives in the same
+   * status group (so an active flare under a resolved parent still surfaces as
+   * its own active card rather than vanishing); otherwise it renders as a
+   * standalone parent card in its own group.
+   */
+  const grouped = useMemo(() => {
+    const list = episodes ?? [];
+    const byId = new Map(list.map((e) => [e.id, e]));
+    const isActive = (e: IllnessEpisodeDTO) => e.resolvedAt === null;
+
+    const activeParents: IllnessEpisodeDTO[] = [];
+    const resolvedParents: IllnessEpisodeDTO[] = [];
+    const childrenByParent = new Map<string, IllnessEpisodeDTO[]>();
+
+    for (const e of list) {
+      const parent = e.parentConditionId
+        ? byId.get(e.parentConditionId)
+        : undefined;
+      const nestsUnderParent =
+        parent !== undefined && isActive(parent) === isActive(e);
+
+      if (nestsUnderParent) {
+        const bucket = childrenByParent.get(parent.id) ?? [];
+        bucket.push(e);
+        childrenByParent.set(parent.id, bucket);
+      } else if (isActive(e)) {
+        activeParents.push(e);
+      } else {
+        resolvedParents.push(e);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { activeParents, resolvedParents, childrenByParent };
+  }, [episodes]);
+
+  const hasEpisodes = (episodes?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
@@ -140,26 +275,34 @@ export function IllnessView() {
       <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{t("illness.disclaimer")}</p>
 
       {isLoading ? (
-        <div className="space-y-3">
-          <Skeleton className="h-20 w-full" />
-          <Skeleton className="h-20 w-full" />
-          <Skeleton className="h-20 w-full" />
+        <div className={cn("grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2")}>
+          <Skeleton className="h-32 w-full" />
+          <Skeleton className="h-32 w-full" />
         </div>
-      ) : episodes && episodes.length > 0 ? (
+      ) : hasEpisodes ? (
         <>
-          <div className="space-y-3">
-            {episodes.map((episode) => (
-              <EpisodeRow
-                key={episode.id}
-                episode={episode}
-                resolving={resolve.isPending}
-                onLogDay={(id) => setLogEpisodeId(id)}
-                onEdit={(e) => setEditEpisode(e)}
-                onResolve={(id) => resolve.mutate(id)}
-              />
-            ))}
-          </div>
+          {/* Retrospective summary sits above the list so a long history
+              never buries it. */}
           <IllnessInsightsCard />
+
+          <EpisodeGroup
+            title={t("illness.section.active")}
+            parents={grouped.activeParents}
+            childrenByParent={grouped.childrenByParent}
+            resolving={resolve.isPending}
+            onLogDay={(id) => setLogEpisodeId(id)}
+            onEdit={(e) => setEditEpisode(e)}
+            onResolve={(id) => resolve.mutate(id)}
+          />
+          <EpisodeGroup
+            title={t("illness.section.resolved")}
+            parents={grouped.resolvedParents}
+            childrenByParent={grouped.childrenByParent}
+            resolving={resolve.isPending}
+            onLogDay={(id) => setLogEpisodeId(id)}
+            onEdit={(e) => setEditEpisode(e)}
+            onResolve={(id) => resolve.mutate(id)}
+          />
         </>
       ) : (
         <EmptyState