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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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Yeh, I get anxious about hamsters every time I post after the witching hour
Such a shame Stressy and Scoots split up as Stressy's got a lot of common sense. Poor Scoots, I've got visions of him looking sadly into his lonely bowl of gruel.
Tell me I'm wrong...
Yeah trouble is logic and deferred benefit may not be enough for her to grind her gnashers and put up with it.
You may have noticed that Stressy can be a little ... challenging!!! There is a popular notion that autism equates to the literal and logical. Ummmmm ...
presenting solutions or him discovering a problem has been solved or a situation managed can make how he feels worse. I am not saying this applies to everyone, but that not being able to tolerate something may mean just that... that it can't happen.
Its unfortunate that having got as far as having a nurse under her roof, the bod turned out not to be a charmer.
Cheers
I get that too. My eldest grandson is severely autistic and mostly mute, so presents many challenges for my youngest. I wouldn't presume what Gill finds acceptable or otherwise and extend my apologies to her if I've come across as a bossy know it all.
Good god, sounds like I'm channelling Stressy!
Err they didn't split up, Stressy tossed his teddy, ripped its head off and stamped on it. All him.
Awe Scoots rang me the other day to check what the street for his local dietician appointment was called. He was going straight from hospital and was confused as how to get there. He was also an hour early for it.
I rang him after a couple of minutes and he was at the building. I had been prepared to hobble there, cloak flapping superhero stylee but much slower
Cheers
Keep up the good work Shims, you know you want to xxx
Wash out your mouth with pickle juice! Your frame ain't big enough to chanel Stressy
Noooo! I wasn't questioning anything you said, and you have mentioned your grandson previously so I know you are on the ball.
I think folk who are skilled with language and obviously smart belie the stereotype and perhaps the assumption is they are only a little bit autistic so stuff is only a little bit of a problem for them.
Cheers
Spot on. You're clever with words as well and don't half make me laugh. Just what I need.
They just got me, the hamsters, first time tonight so perhaps they've been swigging £7.50 cans of ale and slowed their stance.
Time for me to hit the sack hon, all the dust and dander I've unleashed, rifling through ancient manuscripts, ie old letters at the back of drawers for the last 13 years, has given me a powerful dose of hay-fever. Gotta close my glazed eyes.
Rest your foot, get comfy and drift. Nyt hon, more chunter tomorrow xxx
Ooh my humble apologies for not acknowledging my award earlier
'Ahem ahem Firstly I would like to thank my primary school teacher. I am also grateful to my mother for not missing a beat when as a four year old I announced I wanted to become a stripper. I actually meant a dancer and at that time go-go dancers were all over tv.
I would also like to thank my brownies' Brown Owl for her contribution before running off with a man and causing the pack to be disbanded.
As you can see, it all came good in the end. Thank you'
Good idea a Zzzzz. Do wipe over your eyes, no, not with one of OH's sweaty socks... although that might actually be an antidote
Nyt, sweet dreams and trauma free nights all round, I hope.
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