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."
Community member, ‘Pancreatic cancer’ group

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  • Goodnight Gill. It is being more skittish than usual.  xxx

  • I gave up and went to look at a different bit of the site. I was very concerned that anyone who suddenly popped onto the awake thread who was distressed at recent news of a poor prognosis recieved appropriate responses.

    Especially difficult if they just state their type of cancer and assume we all know the implications.

    Well on that serious note, hope you find something interesting if sleep is illusive.

    Take care

  • The weather forecast for this area right now shows a 78% chance of rain. I had a peep out of the front door. Everything outside, car and paving slabs, is absolutely bone dry. By 3am the chance is 90%. I should be in bed by then but I bet we will be in the unlucky 10% who don't see a drop. I hope I'm wrong.  xxx  

  • Actually our hospital is less than 10 mins walk away and has a MACMILLAN hub that I have not been into recently. They have or had a lot of the info pamphlets. I remember a woman of mature years, possibly a volunteer, in the process of handing over the one on stomach cancer quickly snatching it back. Something I had said made her think I thought I may have it rather than had been told I had.

    Funny, given that often there was no one there stewarding the booklets and I could have cleared the shelves Joy

    I don't why I didn't think of it but Stressy and Scooterless found their way into it the other day in pursuit of taxi fare refunds. 

    Resulted in an arranged home visit to help fill in refund forms, Attendance Allowance forms etc which may be happening tomorrow.

    Cheers

  • I find it fascinating that meteorologists  have more gizmos, stats and modelling than ever before and yet ...

    Maybe back to bits of seaweed and pinecones and noticing if the cows are lying down.

    Cheers

  • The forecast says 18% chance of thunderstorms in our area overnight. Hahaha Joy 

    Night Shimmer, sweet dreams hon xxx

  • Well apparently I have light rain right now ... must be so light it is floating away before wetting buildings, trees, cars, roads or paths!

    Nyt, sweet dreams 

  • Sorry for belated reply but site hokey kokey meant I was disorganized!

    I can understand why she has returned to work but as usual it is an example of not taking our own advice Slight smile

    A plumbers tap always leaks, a cobbler's kids have no shoes and it seems a sick doctor will be ... advising folk to stay home and rest Joy

    Cheers

  • Well given the work out the site has demanded I am going to say nyt.

    Hope we all rest if not sleep, sweet dreams ooooh that might have been an actual raindrop on the window hurrah!

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  • We have puddles on the road this morning ClapClapUmbrellaUmbrella️Closed umbrellaClosed umbrella️ xxx