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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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Afternoon all
Today's pic is from Bergues, our last overnight stop. It was once an abbey.
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I love the 'closed for maintenance'.
I have not experienced chemo but I have fibromyalgia and fatigue is the norm.
Fatigue is not tiredness, and an early night, fresh air etc will not zap it away. It's more like when your phone goes into battery saving mode. Only essential functions work and even they may be a bit clunky.
Your body is busy with other stuff. It can come as an unwelcome new experience to discover you are not as in charge as you would like to be and that a bit of extra effort makes no piffling difference.
Hard if you are used to being a busy person or are the person in charge or relied upon.
We might also consciously or subconsciously judge how well we are by how much we are getting done, how close to 'normal' we can keep things.
Pointless expending some of the energy we do have trying to find energy we don't have, or fretting about it ... but when has logic reigned? 
Take care
