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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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All the talk about food has made me hungry like the wolf!
Tesco's has got an offer on lamb, so I bought a half shoulder yesterday. Not everyone's favourite meat but I'm slamming in the lamb shortly. There's a poser - who can come up first with the actor's name who used the catchphrase?
There will be a prize...
Brilliant Ukiboy
Music has been there for me all my life and I do have some odd tastes. My own thread on the Prostate Group is:
community.macmillan.org.uk/.../que-sara-sara
As for when I am feeling a "bit down" my go to tune is by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping:
"I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down".
Kind Regards - Brian.

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