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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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Yes thanks, I'm having another unproductive but happy day. Yesterday I did hoover the carpets in downstairs rooms, then sat down in my armchair .... I woke up 2 hours later. Oh well. My batteries obviously need to be recharged after lifting a finger to do things. xxx
It must be the heat Ray.I keep dozing off downstairs on my ancient sofa and then being wide awake when I get up to bed.I want to hoover upstairs but I might expire it’s so warm up there so it will have to wait.Labelled up most of the drawers in the 100 drawer unit and paid some overpayment back to the DWP.Resting now it’s so tiring isn’t it ? Love Jane xx
My daughter visits most weeks to keep my house spick and span but has not been over for a few weeks because of summer vacation then this week her elderly dog has been unwell. I'll visit her for a quick hello and chat sometime this week. She and her husband are not too far away (38 miles). It is a pleasant drive, mostly on minor roads and lanes. xxx
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