Awake and up all night

That’s so nice. I had a nurse hold my hand when I was having a biopsy done too. And chatting to me to try to distract me. My consultant now is lovely-she calls me honeybun! 

Sarah xx

Anyway off to bed now Sarah. Sending big hugs. Sleep well.xxx

Night night my lovely. I hope you’ll get some sleep and we’ll be chatting again soon. I’ll be zonking out myself very soon I think.

Sarah xx

Hi Soc. You lovely lady. My OH often leaves it too late and has an accident. Don't beat yourself up about it. I know it's a bind but you're not bad or somehow wrong for doing that. As well as the Awake club, we can have a sub group of Oops l, I left it a bit too late m All my love to you lovely lady m

I've suffered with anxiety too Soc.It's horrible. It's surprising how many people do, especially young people m When you're feeling like that imagine us all giving you a big hug Again don't beat yourself up for feeling like that. You're going through a lot and I think you're a blooming hero. So take that, weedy anxiety.

Sounds very 'Carry on'.

Hi Uki ️ you carry on with the humour hon. I particularly like your Oops Club idea; in the weeks following OH's stroke and moreso after his cancer, we had many accidents as he got double incontinence, but so what? I do praise the lord for the washing machine though as a trip to the local beck, clutching a washboard and bedding, was never an option.

I love the way we can talk about bodily functions with no hint of embarrassment or censure.

We've got OH's lymphoedema nurse to see in an hour, so that's our afternoon delight sorted.

Hope you're all ok at yours sweetheart xxx

Sonia, the endless anxiety is one of the worst parts of this, especially before and after scans, and surgeries. It's just never ending and it's one more thing that contributes to my lack of sleep. Having caring hospital staff can make a world of difference, you feel like you're being treated as a family member or friend, and not just another patient which really helps when you feel completely overwhelmed and exhausted.

~Stacy

Okay Gill. We both had an eye leak. OH was talking about her Grandma and Grandad. I never met them, but she talks about them with such love.They were really from another generation. Her Grandmother couldn't carry children to full term. Her waist was about 22 inches.So she adopted OH's mother. Won't go into it too much but the whole background of Hilary's biological Grandma is worthy of a novel.

By the way. Good luck with OH this afternoon. Give him a hug from me.