Awake and up all night

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Are you having trouble sleeping?

Sleep problems may be caused by how you’re feeling emotionally, or as part of the side effects for cancer treatment. If you find it hard to have a good sleep, you’re not alone. The Online Community is here to support you 24/7. 

“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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  • Have trouble sleeping and looking for somewhere to talk
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  • aww thank you uki i just feel so worn out it is taking all my strength just to lift a cup..i feel guilty that i cant do anything

  • Hi again Sonia and Ray Wave

    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

  • i managed tp water my plants today.

  • no wonder he loves you gill if you are feeding him on chicken and steak. yes we all love ray. he is really funny. we had a funeral for hammy. i put him in a box and we buried him under the tree at the back of the garden

  • If I come over to yours dressed as a cat, will you feed me chicken and steak?

  • 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

  • There'll be lobster tails and Chateaubriand if you get your catsuit on Ukes xxx

  • I think it’s time for you to have a bath in Muller Corners. Remember, I can be the punkah wallah, Ray can tell jokes and Gill can sing you ‘Whispering Grass’.

  • Gargling now Uki, and ready to serenade Sonia Musical note xxx

  • funnily enough i am having a muller corner bow it is vanilla with chocolate balls.