Awake and up all night

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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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  • Evening Sonia TulipI'm pleased Sclops is back hon, but I'm relying on the rest of the gang to chat sensibly with him. The heat's made me act more divvy than usual. Excuses Sweat smile

    We've just had our tea, ham salad so easy peasy, as I didn't want to cook. 

    All ok over in Salford, sweetheart? xxx Pray

  • Yes everything okay thanks Gill.i just had a sandwich for tea and a yoghurt.

  • Oh good hon, and I hope it stays like that.

    We went into Bradford this morning and it's changed so much since I used to work there in the late 70s. I thought I knew where we were, turned a corner and didn't recognise any of it. It was more luck than owt else that I got us from A to B.

    We had well over a mile to slog to one store, not great in the heat but OH managed it thank goodness. Oh, and no rude taxi drivers unlike yours the other day. You did absolutely right not to tip him as they charge enough for starters.

    Crikey, think I've got a touch of Scooterless and being a tight wad  

    Ey up - OH's just put the cricket on so that's me heading off upstairs xxx

  • Ey Up Gill ( 

    - OH's just put the cricket on

    Battle of the roses tonight RoseRoseRose.

    Worth watching - although he's supporting the wrong team!! Joy.

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  • Ey up, our Brian Rose

    See what I gave you there?

    I doubt OH will be as magnanimous and will defo be batting for the right side.

    Not for me though, and that's why I've scarpered upstairs into the firepit along with my pal Moby.

    Not watching in Coffin Dodger's Corner then? Our Ryder won't be best pleased if that's what's on the cards xxx

  • Evening Gill. Sorry my son and granddaughters have just been visiting me. It wears me out. I get very anxious with visitors. Don't know why. I know you won't be enjoying this weather. I hope we are due some rain soon.xxx

  • Don't apologise sweetheart. Yes, I can understand why you get anxious but I experience irritability if someone calls unannounced. Like OH's dull bro this afternoon. I just stayed upstairs till he cleared off.

    Did you just get the wildfires alert on your phone hon? xxx

  • Evening Gill. Yes I just got the alert. Scared me to death. I don't like visitors. Get used to my own company..

  • Aye, I was just replying to you when it went off. Wondered what the hummer it was.

    Ooh, when I lived on my own I used to get really cheesed off with visitors, even my mam and dad, as I was so used to my own space it sometimes felt like I was being invaded.

    Now lovey, I hope you're ok now but you know who to call if the anxiety starts rising. I don't mean Ghostbusters, by the way Ghost 

    Take it easy and relax now you've got your space back hon. Sending hugs xxx

  • Evening Gill. Yes I just got the alert. Scared me to death. I don't like visitors. Get used to my own company..

    Turn them off. I have this nonsense disabled on my phone 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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