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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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Enjoy your shopping Steve, and just let your Julie carry the flowers and chocolates that you'll be buying her. I could have done with your help this morning when I was in Tesco's! Next time I'll put out an SOS.
Aw, I bet your Bobby is a lovely boy - we love dogs too. xxx
Well I bet you haven't insured them either or can remember the last time they were road worthy
My duff ankle is more duff than when I first left off the bondage boot!
Oops! Grubs up!
Cheers
Shimmer, I think these pins are uninsurable they're that worn out, along with the rest of my knackered frame.
I'm jealous of your boot as I only got one of those bally rockers!
Enjoy the chow xxx
Well I am now stuffed! Washed up... how can there be so much washing up?!
Stressy took sudden urge earlier to clean down kitchen bench, clear window sill, de gunk cooker top... siiiiigh and siiiiiiiiigh again.
First of all he always sounds furious about it ... like he is having to do it because someone else has been remiss and let it get into this state and secondly because he was wearing a new shirt.
I may have mentioned that a long sleeve white t shirt HAS to be worn everyday and they are rarely in shops. PLEASE don't mention on line as that is a whole other explosive rant. He was having a mighty tizz other day kuz suddenly only had a couple of white t.shirt (remember he bleached a couple despite me saying no and they died). Tracked down the last few left in Sports Direct.
Today I asked for the one he was wearing so I could work on the newly acquired stain but 'it will be fine'. He put it in wash. I have just hung laundry on line and both new shirts are still wearing stains!
Whoever said autism features logic should be locked in a room with Stressy for an afternoon.
While he was 'cleaning' the kitchen (did I mention I did the cooker top while he rescued pal's kidney drain?) I attacked his loo, which leads off the kitchen. I helped myself to the dribble of disinfectant I had left in the bottle the other day. Stressy can't do a little bit of anything. Everything needs a whole bottle or even more than one so there are at least two more bottles in the cupboard. Please bear this in mind ...
He shoots me a furious look and growls 'What's that for?' 'Toilet' sez me. Rant 'That stuff costs a fiver a bottle. For it to be used willy nilly on just anything! I spend enough on this house. You buy it.'
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OH had bloods results this morning which were alot better. Lovely oncology nurse said we could pick up more meds after OH had her bone injection at Halifax. Dropped her off at the car park and spent 15 mins driving round to find a space. All parked went to the Macmillan ward where OH was having the injection. Waited an hour for her to get the jab then went up to pharmacy for the meds. Told we had picked up the meds on 22nd July even though prescription date was today. Told the lovely lady that we had been told both by our oncology team and Macmillan nurse that meds should be there. She phoned Huddersfield thinking the meds were there. No Huddersfield confirmed we had picked up the meds and there were no other meds to pick up. I phoned oncology team in Huddersfield. Yes the meds were to be dispensed today. Told the pharmacy lady this and that her meds were running out. She phoned Macmillan again and this time it was confirmed that the meds should be given to me today. I couldn't even understand the reason why there was such a mess up. I felt like I had to really battle to get the meds. Meds which might be saving her life. I'm so tired, but know you've all been there.
Where in the world of hell is Stressy buying his disinfectant at £5 a bottle? You got a Harrods in town?
Your posts are very funny and OH was wondering what on earth I was snorting at till I told him...I get the impression he thinks you're a lunatic or a saint - maybe a hybrid of the two.
I wish I'd have cooked and washed up earlier like yourself but I didn't and got to face it now xxx
Oh good grief. Like there isn't enough to do and worry about.
Please sit down, I will fetch a brew of your choice and @Gill H s punkawallah will ensure your fevered brow is wafted cool. The Foot Rub Fairy may have a slot if that is your sort of thing? I almost forgot, here is a pillow to punch
Cheers
All those things are good Shimmer. A strong cp of Yorkshire tea you could stand your spoon up in, Gill wafting my fevered brow and soaking my feet in some soothing hot water.
Budge up, let me at your washing up, I'm on a roll.
It's Zoflora, supposed to make up loads of solution. Similar just won't do
Right o0Oo0o where's your scrubby what-not oh got it... take a pew... rub scrub wipe scrape...
this cricket lark... you know they have a player mic'd up and chat to them during play? Viewers can send in questions, not especially crickety, you could come up with some right stumpers... pardon the pun.
Pass the tea towel and stick the kettle on. I will just tidy and have a wipe around the benches ... I will let you put away or you'll spend a week looking for stuff.
Oops! Maybe I should have let you near the cooker if you hadn't finished with it. Too enthusiastic!
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