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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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Another woman had such a go at the district nurse that was attending to her very ill & disabled husband that they refused to visit again and he was left in the lurch. So she then had to pay for taxis to get him to the surgery for nurse appointments and it ended up costing her a fortune (that she moaned about but she was reminded why it had happened).
Evening Ray
I did indeed get some sleep thanks, over 2 hours, but was boiling when I woke up. I'm off to sit outside for a bit as it looks nicer out there. The trees are wobbly with a breeze.
That's excellent news you've got a date with a doctor you like, so fingers crossed everything moves smoothly towards that.
Spooky is one of my favourite words Ray. I associate it with childhood chills like Hammer House of Horror provided and ghost stories, etc. Thrilling times but not a ghost of a chance of rain here. I miss it xxx
Loving those stories Helen, especially the second one about the moaning old biddy.
Good ploy that, closing down when someone goes off the boil as it puts them on the back foot. I'll bet you're made up you're retired and don't have to put up with that anymore xxx
Our day involved Alan digging a hole to put a concrete plinth at James' (son) for batteries as he's having roof repairs and a solar system fitted in August. We only collected Thora from nursery as Remy had a highish temperature yesterday so couldn't go in, it was nice having a bit of 1to1 with Thora.
It's been a bit cooler here today, thankfully, but it's got humid this evening.
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