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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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ray my son has an app on the internet called huff it is all about breathing exercises meditation and relaxation you might want to try. it is supposed to aid sleep. he is a web developer for his day time job but has this as a sideline it is £4 per month so affordable. you can have a free trial see what you think.
Evening Sonia
I wish hot weather would stop my voracious appetite but I've recently wolfed down a big plateful of fodder and now you've mentioned a Muller, I've got the last cherry Magnum in mind. Dammit!
Tell you what though, the humidity has also swollen my fingers up to sausage size proportions and jammed the ring mam gave me on one of them.
Apart from drying washing at warp speed, I'd like to know what benefits this flaming weather brings. Moan, whine, whinge...
How are you doing this evening sweetie? xxx
evening gill my ankles hve swelled up gill so can sympathise with your swollen fingers. i cant stand this heat i am stuck to my leather settee. didnt sleep a wink last night. i knew you would be suffering today. getting cooler by the weekend sweetie. it is 37 degrees in sunny salford. my nephew is i n corfu and he has just run up aa mountain in this heat crazy.
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