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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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Lol. Fortunately, I have no plastic food in the house. I wonder if there's room in the shower for an umbrella. On the other hand, I could just munch watercress and lettuce. The snag with that plan is that my daughter does the cleaning once a week. She may give me very strange looks if there are traces of salad in the shower and book an appointment for me to see a psychiatrist. xxx
Your daughter might think you've been having a good party in the shower Ray, or more likely you've gone nuts.
I once saw something about Japan and they make the most amazing and realistic fake food, primarily for food shop displays.
Make a dish of Super Noodles and place it by the bathroom door, then you'll get the aroma too.
I think I've gone round the bend, due to the heat. Ignore me...
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