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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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Oh lawks Sarah! You had the veritable neighbours from hell! But once the renovations are done, hopefully you'll get nicer ones.
One of ours is a spy; he lives across our gardens, on his tod, but also seems to enjoy indulging himself! Ahem. I ignore his antics but live in hope he'll come a cropper when balancing on whatever contraption he uses for swan-necking. Luckily, the garden wall between us is about eight feet high, so I only notice his 'frolics' during the evenings.
We do discuss some diverse topics on here...xxx
Ah Sarah, losing our furbabies is always more than painful. He's not quite 8 but he's a v large dog and they're average life span is 8. Having said that it's his joints that are letting him down, in all other aspects he's a puppy at heart. A great big softy and it breaks my heart to think I might have to make the unkindest call of all.
Anyway, we're hopefully not going to have to do that yet and he'll recover enough to last months if not years more.
We had 3 cats and 4 dogs at one point. We've lost all our cats now but they had long and happy lives.
I just love my animals, as I know a number of us on here do.
Xxx
Hi Edde, we came on holiday to Wales and just loved it so much we sold up and moved here the following year. That was 2015.
Weve both been rolling stones over the years, moving countless times, but our stone stops here. We live near Cardigan. So not far from Aberystwyth.
Debbie xxx
The toast worked, it has amazing restorative properties.
We're now in Canterbury in our motorhome, we've been for lunch and to M&S to buy some goodies for the weekend
We have a reclining leather sofa, it's a few years old now, I slept on it quite a lot after my hysterectomy as I couldn't stay comfortable in bed all night. I love it but would go for fabric if we replace it.
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Hi Sarah, sorry for the late reply, I needed more time at the hospice than I thought and an unscheduled visit to hospital, all good.
Just 15 miles apart, I too doubt anyone on the thread live closer, but I do have a friend on Macmillan who lives closer, and I'm doing the hospital rounds too, 9 in Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and Addenbrooks, and I understand, it's lovely to go back to Scotland, but this is where my heart is.
love Eddie and Sheila xx
Hi Eddie, just checking you seen my reply to you earlier?
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