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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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Ooh I wonder where the money could have gone? Does Scooterless do online gambling and forgot? Or summat like that?
Stressy sounds in top form. Good lad! xxx
ETA Scooterless has a doppelganger...
Chapter 2
On arrival at bank while waiting to be served Scooterless announced he HAD withdrawn that money and had never denied it!!!!!
He already had nearly £300 in wallet that Stressy had taken off him for safe keeping at the hospital and then given back. It's always on his person !!!
Anyway new wrinkle, he swore he had seen a balance total of X on bank app of which there was no trace so they went into a room to talk to someone with me joining in by speaker phone!!!
The upshot is more safeguarding. His account now flagged so staff in branch ask extra questions and every visit will give him a print out of what he's done. Also an appointment with vulnerable account holders bod to discuss any other appropriate measures.
You working yet?
Cheers
I hope it's working
Lawks! Well done getting Scoots' banking arrangements sorted, but I particularly enjoyed his gaslighting
Unreal ... he had sat in Stressy's for quite some time while we explored his bank app and transaction history trying to identify it as a payment made. Nope.
We asked him lots of questions and gave lots of prompts to help him recall Friday and he had been to bank but hadn't paid anything or bought anything. He sat while I was on phone in queue and then gave lots of infirmation and denials while the on phone banker tried to investigate. When identified as a branch withdrawal, angry indignation that it was NOT him.
Siiiiiiiiigh
Cheers
I'm proper laughing here
I love the way you write about their antics Shimmers, and it gives me a real lift. Just what I needed after MiL
Nodding dog mode is descending here hon, so I'll bid you night/morning and let the wind gusts outside soothe me off.
Thanks for the chortles chick xxx
I am finding it hard to ... what am I trying to say... they need each other and don't really have many people in their circle that can or would step up but ... Stressy's reactions and fixations and therefore attitude expressed to pal can be unhelpful.
I know Stressy is struggling with the inescapable truth of the age and health issues of the few close people in his life shouting their mortality.
This is not what he says or demonstrates in his behaviour of course....it come out as all sorts of other stuff
Glad you've cheered up a tad. Sweet dreams.
Nyt
Hope everyone is feeling a bit brighter today. It's sunny here, not sure if that makes any difference.
2nd G-CSF jab done today ️. My back and legs are chuffing playing up mind you. Jabs cause bone pain which hopefully means it's encouraging stem cells into my blood and doing its job!
Anyway, happy Saturday to you all xxx
Good afternoon Julie
It's sunny here hon, but even sunnier now after your latest update! This ✓ and this means another day almost ticked off your list.
Brilliantly done and we're all praying the jabs are doing their job, despite causing discomfort. If resting eases that, then get yourself as comfy as possible and just relax, let the day do the rest.
We got the shopping in this morning and I encouraged OH to walk as much as he could - I reckon about 2 miles which also helps to reduce his lymphoedema. He doesn't resemble Jabba the Hutt quite so much this afternoon!
Great work again today sweetheart and have one of these too bracing hugs xxx
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