Awake and up all night

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Are you having trouble sleeping?

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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  • we are all here to learn -nice one !

  • love Northern soul but JUST love the Bristol Sounds - nearer to where we used to live for 12 years - but each to there own - at the mo - I've got Olly Murs on - not me - its radio xxxxxxxxxx

  • Lol. I find it hard to take Olly Murs seriously. Does anyone, do you think? Cue upset Olly fans...

  • Thinking of classical music, I first heard Philippe Jaroussky singing - Lascia ch'io pianga | Händel a few years ago and was fascinated. String quartets are also nice to listen to but I'm hopeless at remembering the composers or pieces that I like.  Ray x 

  • My preferences are those pieces that start slowly, with suggestive interludes, and build to a crashing crescendo. Franz Von Suppe - Pique Dame, is a particular favourite and has been for decades. I bought it on vinyl at a jumble sale... most would probably say I should have left it there. xxx

  • Just playing it now.  Wow! Just as well my coffee mug has a lid. Made me jump! Lots of contrast there.  Ray xx

  • What do you reckon to it? I'd like the 1812 Overture played at my funeral but most guests would leave before the 15 mins were up. I'd deffo go out with a bang - fire those cannons! xxx

  • Eric Clapton!! I saw him live 15 times when he played at the Albert Hall about a 100 yrs ago! Along with Dire Straits, Phil Collins making guest appearences. I saw Genesis once at Wembley arena......I cioud go on with my music! I used to sing country & western in Canada ( most of my family are Canuks) and my cousin & I used to do the C&W circuits, i used to love it! 

  • Wow, that's an extensive list of performers you've seen Tilly. Do you have recordings of yourself singing? xxx

  • The quieter passages are very nice. The other parts have left me exhausted despite being in my armchair. I'd need to listen again when I'm having a classical evening - I live alone - I don't have people round except family. My daughter and I discuss music quite often. Our tastes differ but we are either interested or tactful with each other's. I've even been to the London glorified tent thing to see the Hansons with her and she's been to see Aimee Mann there with me. I enjoyed both. Love the idea of an 1812 funeral. I'd like speakers in the coffin blaring out some disgusting punk music Laughing. Possibly. I'm usually too tactful though. Perhaps John Lennon's Working Class Hero would be more palatable. Ray xx