Awake and up all night

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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."
Community member, ‘Pancreatic cancer’ group

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  • Have trouble sleeping and looking for somewhere to talk
  • Would like some company and support each other during the night
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  • I think my son does that milli. Are your shirts presentable?lol.

  • One of my daughters used to have a kettle that started off neon blue, then turned bright pink when it boiled. We all thought it was great! xxx

  • I love it Gill. Makes ironing less of a chore. Hope you have stocked up on cornettos. You deserve a treat.xxx

  • We had two strawberry ones each this afternoon Sonia, so there's only one left in the freezer.

    I've got two boxes of them on the shopping list for tomorrow. Yum Yum xxx

  • Good. You have got me into them. I have had 2 of aldis neapolitan. Lovely.xx

  • I wish we had an Aldi nearby as I'd definitely be treating us to the Neapolitans. 

    Hey, you might not be saying good if you start piling on the timber - like me! I'm blaming the weather for wolfing them down - I'm blaming it for every mortal thing right now hon xxx

  • Had a chuckle Gill. I am lucky we have got an aldi 10 minutes walk away. That is the beauty of living in a city. Loads of shops. My waistline is definitely getting bigger.

  • Sonia, if I buy trousers they have to have an elasticated waist! Then I try to cover all the tripes with baggy T-shirts. It's not a great look but I'm past caring Joy

    The nearest Aldi and Lidl are a bus ride away, so I usually have to rely on Home Bargains and Heron Foods if Tesco's don't have what I want. We've got a nice indoor market though, and a couple of decent fish and chip shops. It's not a bad little town but the Co-op is long gone and I really liked that. Can't have everything though lovey xxx

  • You have got fair few shops Gill and the fish and chip shops. All ours have gone I miss fish and chips. On the height we have a row of shops mainly tattoo parlours and betting shops. All the good shops have gone.xxx

  • Crikey love, no chippys would be a disaster for us. The best one we know is in the next town to where Uki lives and I plan on going soon as their fish is delicious Yum 

    A fair few of our shops have been taken over by Turkish barbers... Thinking hmm

    Anyway lovey, OH wants me to go downstairs and watch a film with him, so bye for now and get relaxed. Hugs sweetheart xxx