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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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Hi again Sonia and Ray
Trying to do TLC and read here doesn't work, so now OH is safely parcelled in his pit I've caught up.
What's this about no-one liking you Ray? I'm totally with Sonia and we do indeed love you so as you were. You have been likened to Cary Grant remember? Swoons.
Hamsters. The girls and me had two of the little darlings, Hartley and Pouch. Sonia, Pouch lived till he was 3 and I was heartbroken when he went over the rainbow bridge. I loved hearing him going round in his wheel on a night. Hartley didn't last quite as long as he bit his way out of his cage and escaped somewhere in the house we lived in at the time. We never found him, so heartbreak again but without closure.
I wish we could have a cat again but in the meantime I've made good friends with next door's and feed him chicken and steak. He loves me now but he's neglected so his fur's coarse and greasy. Wonder if he'd let me give him a bath without clawing me to shreds?
Love and hugs lovelies xxx
That's lovely Sonia. We always held funerals for all our departed little ones but that's why we were so sad about Hartley as we couldn't send him off.
I must have missed a post from yourself as I can't find owt about you thinking of going to bed hon.
You get off if tiredness has caught you up sweetheart xxx
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