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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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Hello Mikey
Do you have a Macmillan Centre or a Maggie's at your local hospital.
Both of these will be able to help you with any allowances you are able to claim because of your condition. They would also be able to advise you of any help that's available too.
Best wishes - Brian.
Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm
Strength, Courage, Faith, Hope, Defiance, VICTORY.
I am a Macmillan volunteer.
Afternoon Amanda 
Great news that you enjoyed the Toby Carvery and the 'enhanced' service - you'll know in future it's the best time for when you go again. Hopefully Hubby did justice to his whopper meal 
It's also good to know Cardiff is experiencing more clement weather and probably keeping you all more comfortable and not dripping with sweat. I took a very cool bath before shopping earlier, and the refreshed effect lasted all of 5 minutes so not a win.
Anyway lovely, well done on devouring 3 out of 5 of the recommended good stuff - hopefully you'll manage the remainder before too long.
Enjoy the rest of your day sweetheart xxx
Hi again Ukilypso
This is the first chance of replying for a while as we had a visitor - OH's boring brother, who's come up for a couple of days.
The fella has absolutely no idea of how to interact with his mute bro, so literally almost all of the convo was down to me! I wittered on about football, the disruptive neighbours, the weather, the price of fish - anything to puncture the ghastly silence.
Eventually I retreated into the kitchen to make OH his dinner, but apart from the clacking of leather on willow (the cricket was on) no sounds were coming from the room. When I went back in the pair of them were focused on paint drying (cricket) and nothing else. It became too much and I started making semi-impatient noises till bro took the hint and took his leave. Hallelujah!
The moral of this story is not all friends and family are welcome and supportive, quite the opposite, and their mother is far worse by a country mile! Especially when they're not prepared to put in the effort for OH.
So I've left him to watch the boring cricket now, with food, treats and plenty of juice. I'm still trying to figure out the point of bro's visit as it achieved zilch. I can appreciate why he fixates on watching sports where nothing happens, though.
Hoping your Saturday's been more productive our kid xxx
Afternoon Sonia 
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If I wasn't tea total I'd be swilling plenty drink a drinks right now! xxx
