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."
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Milkey 3 months ago in reply to Millibob

Thanks for the advance all is OK with the doctor that was my first thing i done so that is all good and with DVLA because being a bus driver after 5 years after 55 years you have to have a medical so DVLA no about my kidney cancer

Soc 3 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

send it my way uki. my garden is like a desert

Soc 3 months ago in reply to Gill H

have you got rain gill?

excavator 3 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

Theyr're very entertaining to watch too.

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excavator 3 months ago in reply to Gill H

Thanks Gill.

It's very quiet at the observatory at the moment (weather hot and reduced activity there due to summer hols, but we went up there a few days ago for the drive up the mountain.

Bumped into a very interesting man who works there and showed us the speial telescope equipment which enables you to look directly at the sun to see solar flares on the surface and sun spots on the surface.

It was fascinating, what a nice chap and a priviege to meet him.

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Soc 3 months ago

my son came to see me today. i asked about his children he told me the youngest who is 11 wants some pocket money so she asked him if she could do his cleaning. she wants £10 per hour. i had a fit of laughter.

excavator 3 months ago in reply to Soc

A budding entrepreneur! Sounds like she'll go far.

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Soc 3 months ago in reply to excavator

thanks derek she is the quitest one of 3 girls so i was surprised. my son agreed to her contract.!!

excavator 3 months ago in reply to Gill H

Gill,

It's official moonson season here July / August. - really!

Hot but very low humidity so it feels more comortable than at home. Sunny virtually every day interrupted by short thunder and very heavy rain.

Last night from 6pm to 11pm we had spectaclar lightning in the distance (can see for miles across the valleys to distant mountains from patio) so switched the telly off and watched with a couple of cold tinnies.

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Soc 3 months ago in reply to excavator

i love a good thunderstorm. just what we need.