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