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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  • Never thought about waiting lists! By the time I get seen, I'll have sorted it out myself!! RoflRofl

  • Sod it right off for sure. We went to see a play ' My neighbour Totoro'. It's a studio Ghibli film that's been turned into a show by the Royal Shakespeare company. It's great and funny and sad. This shows you how mad life is. I was sat next to this big guy. We started talking and he tells me he's autistic and might flap his hands about when things get exciting. I told him to flap away to his hearts content. Next thing we're both having eye leaks when there's a bit about the mother being ill and I'm thinking about my OH and getting all weepy. Turns out the guy's from Bradford and works at The Alhambra. Lives in Baildon.

  • Back in the day when GP waiting lists were two weeks I always said that's enough time to cure yourself! Two weeks is now very urgent!

    Oh yeah, a pal recently contacted 111 as GP appointment form online kept kicking her out. 

    111triage said Urgent Care immediately.  Well our urgent care is not immediate so she kept wrestling GP form, eventually got it to work and went to appointment.

    The surprise was that 111 contacted her to say she hadn't gone to Urgent Care Astonished 

    How can such a bureaucratic service that is difficult to navigate and to get a response, find the time and resources to check whether you followed advice?

    Take care

  • Siiiiiigh site kicked me out whilst constructing last post. No not the trumpety one!

    Anyone else still having tech issues?

    Cheers 

  • Yes. When composing a reply mine often disappear halfway through. I retrieve them by reloading the page, find the post I was replying to, then click reply again and the partly written text reappears for me to continue.  Edit: I'm using a Macbook Air netbook (small laptop). Using a smartphone may be different.

  • Small world Uki, but great you shared eye leaks with the big guy.

    My eldest grandson's severely autistic and has always been a flapper, something we all stopped noticing after a little while. We just love him for being him as he's wonderful.

    Anyroad, I've seen the animated film of My Neighbour Tortoro a couple of times, one of my favourites! That's a first knowing the RSC has taken it to the stage though. Oh hang on... you get nowt unless you've got access to London.Joy

    Glad you enjoyed it Uki xxx

  • It's no different for me using a smartphone Ray. I've been kicked out twice today and haven't been on much Sob xxx

  • I imagine you've been kicked out of all sorts of places, mighty and minging Joy

    How are you today?

    Yep, managed to retrieve it but doesn't always happen and had to start with logging in etc 

    Cheers

  • Sheeesh I better get ready to pack my spotted hanky on a stick kuz  will be telling me where to go ahem when I say I probably have not watched Tortoro in its entirety

    Cheers

  • Evening Shimmer Wave 

    Ray's method is the same one I use to retrieve posts but it's a faff. I'll have you know I've only been kicked out of a place once and that was my SiL's fault for scrapping with someone else. I left in sympathy with her.

    Well hon, tonight's not been great as you'll have guessed if you've read earlier posts about my very ill friend. I've actually just come away from the small group as his eldest told me all the family's there with him as they could lose him tomorrow. He's been battling for almost 5 years but the last few months have been bad and he's had several spells in hospitals. He's one of the kindest people ever and OH and me love him loads, as do the other 2 ladies on our group.

    I'll check out tonight Shims, as I feel sad and flat and can't think about much else right now hon.

    Sending hugs and love to yourself and Ray, and anyone else still awake. Not sure if I'll get much kip lovey xxx