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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  • Thank you so much Gill. My last aerial lasted 40 years so I hope this one lasts the same. He did a good job even though the price was sky high.

  • Time is stretchy, it's been proven scientifically, honest! You are now much nearer to those results than you were though. Oops! Have I made it worse? Sorry 

    Hmm your letter sounds like they are giving you a Star for your chart Slight smile

    sssshhh I interrupting Emmerdale

    Cheers

  • Ooh Amanda, that's my kind of music too hon. Musical note

    Good luck for tomorrow sweetheart and I hope you manage to get a restful sleep tonight.

    Love and cwtches hon, and Uki knows what that means now. We learn some crazy things on here Grin xxx

  • So sorry for your huge and devastating loss. Glad you are finding comfort in him being at ease and peace. Your love and his good vibes go on. 

    Take care Hugging 

  • I had a double whammy as as a child. My mother listened to oldies on radio and then my dance school still had pianist where some had moved to recorded music.

    The tunes we danced to must have been from my dance teacher's teacher's day Joy

    Years later, working a function one night, a lovely great granny in attendance was amazed that I knew the words to tunes like Alexander's Ragtime Band and The Darktown Strutters Ball Joy

    Cheers

  • I don't know any of them shimmer and I am older than you. I am into motown bee gees stevie wonder diana ross.xx

  • Yes my parents and sisters loved all the music. F

    My dad used to like to think he could sing Tom Jones especially after a few after a few pints of Brains Bitter lol. Though we were a bit dubbious RoflRofl. 

    Thank you. Means a lot. 

    Oh cwtch is a good old welsh word isnt it xxxxx

  • Joy Alexander's Ragtime Band was actually 1911 although there was a musical in 1938.

    Darktown Strutters Ball was 1917.

    I wasn't there for either of those.

    Cheers

  • I have heard of Alexander's ragtime band. I was born in 1952 so I am ancient. My mum and dad didn't have a record player but I think they had a radio.

  • If you all want a laugh, check out Spike Milligan's raspberry song. Comedy genius. Also you can't beat a bit of the lnk spots. Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith.