Awake and up all night

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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."
Community member, ‘Pancreatic cancer’ group

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  • Evening Gill was wondering where you were my lovely. Hope you have had a good day. Sending big hugs and love.xxx

  • Thank you lovey, and I'm so glad you're feeling well - your daughter's a good lass.

    I didn't feel great due to OH's insidious mother again. She pulled one of her manipulative moves on OH and I went ballistic over the course of several hours. Uki probably heard me in Wales. Anyway, we've drawn a truce but the air's still heavy with venom. On my side. Bet you're chuffed you don't have a poisonous MiL hon. Hugs sweetheart xxx

  • Oh dear. Would your phone melt if you shared the gist of what happened?

    You got a pillow to punch?

    Take care

  • So sorry Gill  you shouldn't have to put up with all that. Try and let it go over your head. I would have strangled her. Sending best wishes your way.xxx

  • Triumph Shimmer, my phone would explode, same as I did! No, I'd better not share as I wouldn't be able to without inserting enough swear words to make a docker blush. All I'll say is thank god cursing exists! 

    How are you today hon? xxx

  • Just had some paracetomol before the pain starts. Been lucky today hardly any pain.

  • Oh Sonia Joy I burst out laughing at your remark but couldn't tell OH why. I did tell him what I'd do to his mother if she was my age though, and meant it. I've banned her from coming here but she still manages to upset us from her own lair.

    Enough of that old bag. There's a couple of chocolate éclairs waiting patiently in the kitchen and my throat could do with something velvety after all the shouting. Hugs sweetheart xxx

  • You treat yourself to a nice chocolate éclair  I have just had a custard pie.xx

  • Hello. Laughably trying for an early night.

    We had proper rain here, more than once!!! On Sunday's I go to club bingo. Stressy on mobility scooter, Scooterless on a borrowed one, me public transport. The welcome rain arrived just as I left Slight smile so took laundry on line back inside first.

    Stressy actually won one game but shared with two others Still nice. He also won on the fruit machine, as usual! He then went off to local punk gig and I went to visit a pal. 

    Stressy hasn't been drinking for a couple of weeks as the idiot had a mega serious abscess that he refused to have treated at wound hub, was on antibiotics, and needed to get his numbers down as he is diabetic and refused medication for that.Today they were drinking, cue repetitive ramblings and re-edited and reworked pontifications on err well stuff. Crutch pal who came for gig was mostly the audience.

    Enough of that. Ooh fab pics. I will see if I have any. Taken in the wind without specs its always a suprise when I can see them Smile

    Cheers

  • Ooh I've not had a custard for years and they're delicious Yum so enjoy it, lovey. I hope the paras kick in soon x

    Off to get the éclairs now. Lots of love hon xxx