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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  • 3pm Uki. Thank you! xxx

  • That did make me laugh!! xx

  • That's a no to the beach scene with me in a cossie, Uki my love.

    I don't fancy posting an image of an explosion in a dumpling factory, ta very much xxx

  • We all make mistakes said the Dalek climbing off the Dustbin!

    Last year I posted a message to a Community member which should have said "If you click on my avatar you can read my journey" however I forgot to check it before posting and it said "If you lick on my avatar".

    I am still getting ear ache about it and people complaining they are stuck to their phone/laptop screen by their tongue. Innocent Ah well!!

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  • I know that feeling now Brian, as a few lovely folk have also jumped on it! Grin 

    Never mind lad, our resident git Lurkio was beady eyed as well.

    All good fun and frolics RageJoy xxx

  • Afternoon Gill, nothing wrong with your sunrise snapshot. It has a nice moody feel to it. 

    I don't do online banking either. Most shop assistants are much younger than me and don't seem to comprehend when I want to pay. They expect me to wave a smartphone around although some can just about cope with a debit card and contactless. 

    Loyalty cards: I have a Tesco one. They are watching me closely, progressively withdrawing items which were my staple diet and placing products too high or too low for me to comfortably reach them. Next it will be a ban on walking sticks as they could be used as an offensive weapon. Too right, unless they bring back Garibaldi.

    I hope your day unfolds sweetly, with OH going for a 100% improvement (2 minutes). Love and hugs,  Ray xxx 

  • Enjoy the rest of your seaside holiday. xx

  • What an absolutely stunning photo. xx

  • I hope that the tests went well? xx

  • Afternoon Ray Blush 

    We went back to OH's new favourite spot, the bar by the beach, along with eldest this time as she was seeing us off from the station. Prior to all that we squashed another rendezvous in by the beach...to feed the gulls remnants of last night's supper. I know, I know, we shouldn't have done it but if romance isn't on offer for me at least the gull's guts got lined.

    Ray, I've kept my Tesco clubcard as I like the vouchers that arrive every so often, but their usage is probably one way to guage if Garibaldis are still selling well 5 miles away from a car racing track - or just the odd pack bought by a senior guy brandishing twin sticks.

    Head office, Northants: "Justin, how are sales of Garibaldis going in your superstore, my fine fellow?"

    Justin: "Utterly appalling chief! Stacking staff have bitterly complained about an old codger harassing them and waving his sticks dangerously high in the biscuit aisle!"

    Head office: "Withdraw Garibaldis immediately, never to darken the biscuit section again!!!"

    Looks like you've had it hon.

    We're well on the way home now Ray Sob hugs and love, chief xxx *sniffles*