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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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Good morning Rosie, and a warm welcome to our group
So sorry to hear about your problems sweetheart, but hey, you've just found a fellow carer and also one with almost the exact same set of issues you've got - welcome to a lousy club!
This might help you feel a bit better; my OH has pretty much all you've just described about yours but to top it all, he's unable to speak due to the surgery he had to save his life from cancer! Double trouble as I'm now his voice by proxy and have to do all his talking for him, which just adds to all the stress as an unwanted bonus.
I'll post this to you now, just so you know you've got a listening ear. Sending you hugs xxx
Rosie my love speaking as a x bus driver that's why i called you love sorry if that's not right enyway i have had kidney cancer and a tumour which was very bad to get my head around and for the last 3 years it has been a few tears with my good wife and family the depression i had was very emotional and very difficult you have come this far as you said with your husband to thing about it is thay tell you about the cancer but the after part of the recovery because no body nows about that so i hope all will settle down soon good luck and Rosie there are a lot of lovely people on this page who are there for you xxxx good luck
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