Awake and up all night

I know I am new here but please remember you are a vital part of the support too. Even when we are not feeling great or dispensing hugs and wisdom, just being around and a part of other people's story among those who 'get it'

So thank you for being here too

Cheers 

Hello ALLLMUM 

Thank you for your post.

I am a "lucky boy" and I have a fantastic support network, my wife, 4 children, partners and grandchildren, friends from work and friends from my local pub.

Once I joined the Community I realised the support here is "different", it's from people who "know" and "understand". and know when you need help, want to vent or simply need support.

As a volunteer I do work across various groups on the Community and see and support those who are less fortunate and don't have a support network. If I can't help them I can at least signpost them to somewhere where they can access that support they need.

As someone on the prostate croup once sad to me-

"Prostate Cancer  -  the gift that keeps giving"

Thanks again.

Best wishes - Brian.

Thanks Shimmer, but please include everyone else here too my lovely.

It doesn't matter how new you are or if you've been here from the start, we all fit together and keep the engine running.

I liked Ray's brainwave the other week about building an Awake centre in the Pennines, a retreat to escape to for some R and R. Mind, Brian's got a grand pad in Turkey...

Briannnn!!!  

Big hugs sugar xxx

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I need to escape to Tukey sometimes - Roll on 8 September !!

Ooh, you lucky so and so, Brian. Send us a postcard and some Turkish Delight, lad. Or, a couple of photos of the beach will do, especially if Ryder's going on his jollies with you.

Pitching a tent on the wild moorlands of the Pennines would be grand but we'd need a socket for OH's neb... scratch that idea, I'll get a couple of TDs from the top shop. Sorted! xxx

Hi Gill (Gill H ) 

We are lucky that all 4 children have dogs (all rescues including another greyhound and a Husky St Bernard Cross) so when we go away out of the UK we always have a dog sitter.

Some of my children can only holiday in the school holidays so we are dog sitting in July/august whilst some of the kids are in Turkey.

I had almost forgotten about the hair brained Awake centre in the Pennines as I'd put all of my attention on what was needed for a 30 day Yorkshire visa.

Earlier today, before eating lunch at 4-30pm because I could not be bothered to go shopping and what was left in the larder did not fill me with enthusiasm - hunger won, so I had a boring ham and mustard sandwich...I was revising by going back to page one of this Awake at Night sub forum. It was really absorbing. Many names  appeared for a while before moving on, there were many heart breaking stories, a wonderful mix of on-line personalities and a perhaps surprising presence of humour when appropriate. The underlying, constant layer of support clearly helped many. You, Gill, have been a key member throughout, calming those were are troubled or simply being friendly to one and all. Quite a few of the early posters are still regularly posting today, all doing a grand job. I stopped revising at page 300 as I now need to see if anything in the freezer awakens my appetite. I know there's a choc-ice or two in there if nothing else takes my fancy. I'll then continue with my bone idle day.

I hesitate to do anything on the 13th, not that I'm in any way affected by superstitions , but I did see that the lay of the new stair carpet had exposed a bit of the old white paintwork on the lowest step which was not accessible when the old carpet was there. I thought, for at least a split second, that I could save my daughter from putting a dab of paint on the exposed bit. Then I imagined my shaky hands, white gloss paint, new carpet and my extreme difficulty bending down and the inevitable 'accident.'  So I cancelled that idea. I'll tell my daughter. They say it's the thought which counts.  

I do hope that Dingg has had better news from the hospital today.

End of ramble. Ray xxx

Ah, that's good Brian, as I reckon the hounds will treat that as a holiday in itself - while the cat's away, the dogs will play.

Not that I'm saying Ryder will be glad to see the back of you for a bit! I'll quit before I start digging a hole ️ *scurries off and hides*

xxx

You never ramble Ray, and we enjoy your posts immensely, my good friend. Thank you for your words sweetheart x

But 300 pages?!! You've certainly put some revision in there and most likely stirred up some memories. I did a similar thing a bit back but only to remind myself whom else had a motorhome besides Helen, and only got a few pages in. I think it was you I was joking with about acronyms - someone mentioned RLS and it went from there. I could be wrong.

Anyway hon, I hope you found some tasty morsels in the freezer and for god's sake leave the gloss alone! 

Legend, Ray xxx

Gill H said:

Bless the little snot monsters, or is that more Remy?

More Remy these days, he seems to be permanently snotty

H