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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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Hi scared78 I’m here!
There are so many different types of chemo for different cancers and all affect people differently so it might be a good idea to ask the question in the specific group for your dad’s cancer. That way you’ll be able to speak to others who have had the same chemo and find out how they got on with it.
Sarah xx
Have you it friends and family round you to help support you? It’s hard to watch someone else being ill and having all the worry for them, but you nend to look after yourself too.
Sarah xx
That’s a lot to deal with for you and cancer has a huge ripple effect on everyone around so it can have effects we don’t even think about before it happens. I can absolutely understand you want to keep things private, but if you do ever want to speak to someone you can phone the support line at any time between 8 and 8. You can be completely anonymous, and someone will listen. It might help you to share some of your feelings with a stranger who will never judge you.
Sarah xx
