Awake and up all night

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Sleep problems may be caused by how you’re feeling emotionally, or as part of the side effects for cancer treatment. If you find it hard to have a good sleep, you’re not alone. The Online Community is here to support you 24/7. 

“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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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Another irritation just discovered as I climbed into bed. I have a rechargeable camping light, which I have on all night (long story). A full charge allows it to stay on all night for two full nights. Just switched it on - dead. Now on charge.

    When I left at 7 am for my hospital appointment I had to go back TWICE as I had left lights on. It looks like I missed this one.

    Now trying to sleep with the main light on, which is right in my face like a searchlight. I'm guessing it's not a good idea to have the battery light on while it's charging. 

  • They may be here but if Hamster s have got to the tv we are probably not getting sucked in or them stepping out, anytime soon!

    Joy

    Cheers

  • Former Member
    Former Member in reply to ShimmeringUnicorn

    I use ellipses a lot ... and prefer the 's' version, as many of my European clients do (and the EU institutions I deal with).

    Had to laugh at the English teacher running off. Rofl

  • Noooo Ray. Cows are wonderful creatures, even when chewing the cud.

    When I used to play out on farms, I'd make a beeline for the calf pens. If you put a hand in their mouths they'd suck noisily and ferociously, obviously thinking milk would be expressed. I never minded the copious amounts of thick drool left dripping from my hands. Those calves were the epitome of adorable cuteness and I loved them, madly.

    Don't diss the cows hon xxx

  • I've got one of those lights Gill, and mine's on all night too.

    I'm not afraid of the dark but like to see where I'm going if I need to pay a call. I'm prone to walking into obstacles when it's really dark...

  • Ok will attempt last night's missing post...

    tension between Stressy and pal became palpable. Pal overwhelmed and emotionally involved, physically not capable of much, different ideas of what should be happening and how ... fisticuffs are a hairsbreadth away ... short, fragile weed n barn door!!!

    I insert myself and bundle pal out of house. No one could easily bundle Stressy anywhere Joy

    When pal returned he was seriously talking of ending it  ... somehow things were smoothed enough to grind on with Stressy struggling with non definite etc and eventually a relative was to come with a van. 

    Of course the van didn't happen! The stuff that went in pal's car defied physics. A buyer wanted house but pal's estate agents messed about for soooo long almost lost sale.

    After he had slept in it, pal agreed bungalow was a good thing, daughter  does his housework and now he can't really manage dog walks, she does those too ThumbsupAlthough poor dog now really struggling too. Although not when he made a break for the clifftop remember?

    Pal hands back his mobility car on Thursday. Stressy was told relative coming in van to get scooter on Sunday ... didn't happen. 

    Cheers

  • Hey all. I've got a niggly migraine that's making a kaleidoscope puddle thing in my eye and making typing a tad awkward, so I'm going to close them.

    This might lull me into an early night so I'll wish you all a good one and the sweetest of dreams.

    Night gang and hugs all round xxx

  • Siiiiigh! I re typed it, I posted it ... it hesitated then poooft. Where is it?

    Umm you lot obviously have a couple of posts that I do not.

    Hamster 

  • Lol. My animal experience is limited to pet budgies and other people's pet dogs and cats. I have not had much to do with cows, calves or sheep except seeing them in fields. The white goose at Fawsley I have mentioned before.  I have stroked a donkey at a rescue centre down south and had an interesting interaction through a glass viewing window with an elderly chimpanzee at Whipsnade. He or she slowly approached the window and looked at my walking stick (it was before I graduated to two). The chimp looked up at me then at my stick and pointed at it as if human, wondering why I needed a stick. Of course he/she may simply have wanted it. Cows and horses are large, heavy and powerful creatures that can be unpredictable to the untrained. I do not let them get within licking distance. xxx

  • Nyt hope your Sparkles let you sleep

    Sweet dreams. Two post have appeared but not mine.

    Nyt