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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  • Just saying hi

    That looks submarine class lol, very sturdy looking, but made me think of those old war films where they load up the ships at the docks, then Cary Grant or Jack Lemon character gets into an adventure, defeats every thing, wins the girl then tops up his tan in a perfectly laundered uniform lol

    Hope everything works out ok shimmering and hope you ok Ray

    Sending hugs xx

  • Yes lol l get that xx

    I think its true we all have to celebrate the small victories we manage everyday they mean a lot.

    Even trying herbal tea, feeling a small bit calmer from it equals result xxxxx

    Gill noted the film with Gillian Anderson l hope to watch that too x

    Love and hugs x

  • Another sleepless night, anyone would like to chat? 

  • Hi Ukiboyo

    Hope you are ok

    Up and down here but trying to keep sight of the strength l did have seeming to have to fight every inch of the way for hubby to have a normal experience in hospital.

    Maybe l have been over thinking everything but all we can do is try our best.

    I'm trying to be positive for hubbys pals wife as she is supporting him through chemo now. I made a list of things she can ask. But l think really if the chemo can do anything its often just worth just doing it.

    What the Halifax ! Or man alive !!

    Xxx

  • Hi there

    Same here, weather doesn't help either.

    You may drop off now. I'm like that sometimes rubbish night but might sleep once its morning x

  • Hi, I agree I wish we could be offered chemo for my Nan. Way past that point, no treatment available. 

    definitely all we can do is our best and carry on 

  • Thanks Gill

    Yes l am not techie minded no idea how Pippin appears on here lol 

    Thanks for that, sounds like some fab pics.

    Oh yes Fox Mulder, though think Russ Abbot in Last of the Summer Wine made me swoon as a youngster must be my Yorkshire side, a home bird at heart.

    Used to tease hubby he looked a bit like Richard Dreyfuss he'd say yes without the sharks....

    Sleep pattern shot to pieces need job as night watchman ...

    Love xxxx hugs 

  • Hi Chocx

    Sorry to know about this, it is hard with all the medical jargon aswell to take it all on board.

    So sorry they haven't found one of those treatments to be right at the moment.

    How you doing x

    Sending hugs x

  • Hi Hill

    re reading your lovely words again Gill yes sleep pattern shot to pieces at minute.

    Hope hubby ok there with you x

    Sending hugs x

    Just messaged with new ChloX on here just now who has joined us in early morning chorus that we are ..x

    Hoping to get some sleep now x

  • Replying to myself Gill not Hill, though there must be a joke there somewhere....x