Awake and up all night

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Sleep problems may be caused by how you’re feeling emotionally, or as part of the side effects for cancer treatment. If you find it hard to have a good sleep, you’re not alone. The Online Community is here to support you 24/7.

“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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Lin0506 5 months ago in reply to Gill H

My Dad was in the army in North Africa and Italy he was so young. He was shot and was gravely ill the bullet went into his side and blew a hole out of his back. He was very lucky to survive … it was an accidental shooting by an English soldier. My Mum drove an ambulance in the war. She loved it!

Gill H 5 months ago in reply to Soc

Good lord Sonia, what a truly dreadful time it must have been. Similar for my mam except she was 14. My sister's got a lot of old papers and documents from when mam lived in Austria and some are from when her parents had to delve right back to old records to prove they didn't have any Jewish history, otherwise they'd have been rounded up. Crazy awful times.

It's TLC time, so I'll love you and leave you for now sweetie. Hope your arm's not throbbing from the injection hon xxx

Soc 5 months ago in reply to Gill H

My arm is fine thanks Gill. Kind of you to be concerned.xxx

Soc 5 months ago in reply to Lin0506

So sorry to hear about your dad lin.. I wonder if anyone else has a war story to tell.

Dance04accdfc 5 months ago in reply to Millibob

That view is amazing, I bet it's so peaceful!

RayMK 5 months ago in reply to Lin0506

Lin, my dad was in the RAF - not a flyer. He served in West central Africa (Nigeria and what is now Ghana) where he caught malaria, then in Belgium immediately after WW2. He did occasionally drive an ambulance or a Queen Mary Lorry (an artic for carrying aircraft parts, wings etc.). Mum was too young to serve during the war but joined the WRAF soon after and trained as a nurse. Mum did date a German ex-POW who had settled in the UK before meeting my dad who had by then manned RAF Sick Quarters and assisted on the pharmaceutical side.

Have you applied for your dad's service records? They make fascinating reading, especially if, like my dad, he never spoke much about the war. xxx

Soc 5 months ago in reply to Gill H

Thank you Gill I like learning about you we have got alot in common.i was more or less the same as you. Could understand more than I could speak. We rebelled against our polish heritage but I am proud of it now. Unfortunately my dad was forced to join the German army. He was very ashamed of it. He had to otherwise the Germans would have shot him.

RayMK 5 months ago in reply to RayMK

I have no idea how or why this post has been repeated in two other places!! The software is having a looney half hour .

Soc 5 months ago in reply to RayMK

Mine does that alot Ray.xx

RayMK 5 months ago in reply to Soc

It has gone berserk. I'll try logging out then back in.