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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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Hope Benny boo Gill is ok
Sending a hi
Not been great last few days since funeral but just going forwards, plenty of paperwork etc
Had some low tearful times but to anyone else finding this in the evenings especially, the next morning is better, if it feels endlessly heavy it does get better, just little baby steps and thats ok
Thinking of shimmer, we don't have to do lots to succeed just being some days is quite ok
Sending hugs x
Morning rubber Dinggy
Thanks for your kind words hon, and you're so right - rubbish nights turn into better mornings. Change brings loss, sadly, but your superhuman strength brings hope and healing.
Keep that powerful motor running, Ding Dong. Love ya sweetheart xxx
Morning folks. Nodded off waiting for the site to lurch forward last night. @Gill H everything ok?
Craft group this morning. The group is lots of chat and some craft but some people are extremely productive. Fancy cardigans in a week, a slew of stuff added to an etsy shop.
I haven't completed anything for a while. I have a ball of wool I have taken for weeks and maybe crochet one line and don't look at it till next time.
Yesterday after going to the bank, got another new drinks bottle cup effort. Had to cannabalise it from three others so it had the straw etc and then went to Aldi for a few packs of their glitter card. Got distracted by wool and picked four balls, two of which have gold glitter. On to card and had to grub about to find the last few packs. Then a voice says 'Have you put down a mobile phone?'
Goooood grief. I had left it at the wool! I had managed to jam up the zip on my bag in town but stuffed the phone in through a gap and went to check out. It was less than expected and I packed a little box as bag was stuck.
Later, over a cupper, I think ... the packs of card weren't in the box ... checked the receipt and I hadn't even taken them to check out !!!! Am I fraying at the edges?
Yes went back for last few packs of card!.
Right off to try and unstick bag
Cheers
Hiya Shims
Better today thanks, hon.
Talked OH into coming with me to Wakefield this morning - I need some stuff and a haircut, desperately! Eye leaks the second we got out of the taxi but he's calmed down now and we're swigging Costa lattes, nice. The sun's glaring on my phone so can barely make out what I'm typing and you might think a chimp's messaged you!
Righto, off to scour the shops with tissues to hand.
Try not to lose yourself today hon! Big hugs xxx
I've just got a letter from the hospital to have a blood test before they'll give me my MRI appointment, dated 3rd August so it's taken over a week to get to me . Luckily I managed to get the last appointment today at Buckland Hospital (Dover) phlebotomy.
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