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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  • How did you get them so big Brian? Mine always come out tiddy SobSobSob

  • When writing a post at the bottom you have "Format"

    That gives you size options, bold, font sizes etc - I just clicked on "Large"

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  • Well, my hair is still falling out slowly and my younger daughter was coming over to see us for the weekend but said she had a sniffy nose.  Asked her to do a covid test and it's turned out positive.

    Lucky escape there but no lovely visitor this weekend Cry Sweat smile

  • Brian, I can't find those options on my phone Pensive 

    I'm an idiot as we've got a laptop and a tablet, so I'll just have to utilise those instead of the moby.

    The main stumbling block is bone idleness Disappointed relieved

    Have a great day hon, and a vigorous rub for Ryder Dog xxx

  • Sorry to hear your daughter has Covid and that as a result she couldn't come to see you Julie.

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  • Gill, if you think that the Yorkshire definition of bone idleness is to maintain a gruelling care regime and survive on random 2hr cat naps plus chocolate eclairs, travel further South to witness real bone idleness. My 'to do' lists run into volumes, motivation to walk is evaporating and if anyone had a secret camera videoing my activity in the front room, they'd examine a week's footage and think they'd accidentally set it to take a 'still' every 4 hours. When my daughter visits, she gives me a prod to see if I'm alive.  xxxx   

  • That sucks but better safe than sorry. Hope she recovers soon.

    Hmmm makes me wonder how often the virus now goes undetected, assumed to be something else.

    Take care

  • Hi Gill

    We have Ryder's mate Mercury (my daughter's grey) this week as she's on holiday.

    Kind regards - Brian.

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    For no eye leaks. No I can't find a big button either.

    Cheers

  • Hello   

    I will check what's different on the mobile but will leave it 'till next week after the site update as I know quite a lot is changing and I don't want to give you duff information. It's there on my laptop!

    We are away from Monday for a week in The Kingdom of Fife doing some walking and The Military Tattoo in Edinburgh - Ryder is on his hollybobs for a week at my daughters.

    Kind regards - Brian.

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