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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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Gill, your so far successful efforts to control your fiery side are commendable. It takes a lot of self control to overcome natural tendencies. Well done! Pressure cookers have a safety valve. Have you got a safety valve which will protect your sanity if the MiL visits? I can imagine that maintaining a calm manner whilst a seething rage is ricocheting around inside your skull may need some form of release. I suggest you visit a toy or joke shop and buy an armoury of soft foam hammers, daggers and clawed gloves. Bystanders and OH may be puzzled but no one should be hurt when you finally have to vent. In fact, the idea appeals to me as well. It would give me an excuse to get annoyed now and then. Together with swearing and cursing, bashing hell out of things with a foam hammer would be satisfying. I'll ask my daughter if she could buy some for me. She may just call the appropriate authority and get me collected by nice young men in their clean white coats 
. Ray xxx
Evening Ray of light, and Sonia sunshine too 
I've just settled OH as he's whacked out on an all-day diet of golf, cricket, rugby and a sprinkling of tiddlywinks. The last bit isn't true but if it had been on, he'd have watched it!
Ray, I was grinning away at your post till I got to the MiL bit... there isn't a valve strong enough in the whole world to stop the lid skyrocketing when I see and hear her. When OH's lumpen bro rolled up a couple of weeks ago, I went as far as to tell him NOT to bring her with him under any circumstances as she upsets the pair of us. And then I upset OH further by ranting and raving. She really does have that effect and it's just not worth it.
I like the sound of the rubber hammers though and they'd be cheaper than a punch bag, which I've often thought of buying and sticking in the garden.
Honestly, the woman drives me insane and when the van comes to pick you up you'll most likely find me already restrained in the back and foaming at the mouth! Jesus wept. I can't think of anyone who's ever had that power to send me off the deep end.
And calm. Hoping you two are all well this fine evening? Big big hugs xxx
