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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  • My family -& I love them - never chat & ask about me - Is that me being selfish or them just thinking "Mum & Nana" seems OK - just as mad as ever!

    I don't think you're being selfish. 

    Now I've replied to your message you may get an email from MacMillan telling you that I have, I think these are what you have been receiving. 

  • Awww Gilly you've been sussed, my friend, I guess your espionage days are overRofl, well you know what they say, two heads are better than one, so your goal of talking to LOH, should happen soonerFingers crossed, fab, it sounds like you've both had a lovely day, just what was needed after yesterday.

    Eddie xx 

  • Whoops NO they were spam - all deleted and reported - but today - new day  was getting emails properly from Macmillan - now I get it 

    Just never read your thread on here -all chats go way back - which I couldn't track

    the site you used throw up abbreviated log in names - Yikes 

    So how are you and me thinx I  missed what you going through - If you want to update me I am here -thanx for message xxx

  • Hi Eddie and yes, today's been lovely and pretty relaxed, for a very welcome change.

    Helen and yourself don't waste a second and the Christmas markets should be fantastic. Just think of all that food Yum Annette's also wanting to do the markets, but I'm not sure how far she wants to travel and probably not over to France!

    PS I want to get LOH an app that features a Yorkshire accent or as near as possible - I don't mind really but it would be odd hearing a cockney accent in the room xxx

  • Good evening Jann, it's such a relief you've taken care of the emails/spam, and well done reporting them too, and little time with your family now sounds wonderful, but please keep on posting my friend, your getting better at it every day, and we all love chatting with you, and that's fab you're a nana my friend, as aren't grandkids the best and I can't imagine you being selfish sweetheart, my family can be a little standoffish at times, it's normal.

    love Eddie and family xx 

  • Jut enjoy your Christmas shop - Bristol is brilliant - only saying that because we lived there for 12 years - still just amazing - markets find them and do it !!!

    Sent message to Sarah - & I have been hacked on this web site - but guess what - its all sorted and it means i can come back as Jann "The Looney" rather than "Jann the nutter"

    All said and done - I can see some of the chats - but  couldn't connect  didn't let me reply  as I said to Sarah -

    lost track of your condition & how you doing my friend xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • That's what grandchildren do - when we sit there Mike & I thinking - we are "Bank of Nanny & Grandad"

    How are you my friend - you have a lovely trip to look forward to - but you please - lost contact on Forum - so if you want - I don't know -about you condition - only if you want - tomorrow is another to chat about what we are all  going through

    So glad because of You Gill & Sarah -I now have a safe Forum to chat on

    XXXXXXXXXXXX

  • Night night sleep

     well chat soon xxxxxxxxxxxx

  • Hi again Jann. That's the ticket, knowing you can come here for chats, all the daft stuff and ups and downs. I'm also known by other names - bonkers, weird, crackpot, but I don't mind as I think I'm those too. I worked in a school in another life and got on better with the kids than the adults, as I was just as daft as they sometimes were. I had a great time and it certainly kept me young!

    My eldest grandson is 21 and the youngest, a girl, is 13 with two other boys in between. Are you really a great grandmother? Strewth, hard to believe really. How much longer have you got left in Mijas now, and are you looking forward to going home when the time comes? I'm a nosey so-and-so xxx

  • 1 week left -we have had -granddaughter husband & great granddaughter here for 2 weeks

    Now we have our Daughter her partner and grandson for 4 days as it school hols  in UK   - Daughter 51 -granddaughter 32- (Married to a lovely Welsh guy) - 31 great grand daughter 3 years - 

    Also the best Grandson as above nearly 11 has AcHd but just the best