Awake and up all night

Hello Milkey, it is good that you have a union to advise you. Did they give you other options or do you feel that retirement on health grounds is probably the best course?  You may miss the camaraderie of your work colleagues after 26 years there but I can fully understand how difficult it can be to continue working when cancer symptoms and treatment interfere with attendance, let alone feeling too poorly to work if that is the case. You do need good advice on matters like these so that you do not stress needlessly or feel forced into taking action too rapidly. As Gill suggests, the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) can give a very useful steer as to your possible options. Often it helps in organising your thoughts simply by discussing the subject with neutral but knowledgable people. I have found the CAB very helpful on a couple of occasions. I hope that your cancer treatment is proving successful  - I'm from the bladder cancer forum so not fully up to date with your past posts on the Awake forum. Best wishes. Ray    

Just before I retired on ill health after 38 years of teaching I had such a fight with HR who wanted me to come in and even wanted to come to my home to talk to me. I told them that their actions were causing me more stress and making me feel worse 

 They seemed to back off then. I would retire through ill health and give yourself some breathing space to accommodate all that is going on, but of course if missing your colleagues would be worse then it's a difficult decision. Don't feel bad though m Stagecoach should be working to make it as easy as possible for you.

They should have a company policy about all this. Might be worth asking them for it.nIf it does nothing else it might make them wary of messing you about.

Good evening everyone 

It's been quiet on here today. 

We've enjoyed the weather today, having a nice long walk and sitting in the garden in the sunshine  

H 

Hello Sbird, I was thinking the same.

The weather here has been pleasant until the late afternoon when thundery looking clouds moved in but only a few drops of rain. I'm ashamed to say that I've been absolutely bone idle today while my daughter has been continuing the redecorating of my hallway, stairwell and landing. It is looking good. Not much more to do now, maybe finishing off tomorrow, then I need to get new carpet fitted.  Ray x

I been out car shopping. Want to change from a diesel to petrol. So skoda is being a good choice at the moment, but test driving a kia niro hybrid tomorrow. The weather been nice, until the last hour. Then it rained and got colder. 

Hope you are keeping well x

Hi Helen, 

Yes, it has been quiet. Been a busy day here. Walking in the sunshine this morning, then cleaning the house this afternoon (with a nap in between!)

Doesn't sound very exciting but I'm pleased with the results! I don't get many days a week with energy so like to make the most of it. Then at least I can wollow in a clean house when the chemo kicks in!

OH on his way back from working in Scotland for the past few days so hoping I'm still awake at 10. Sleeping all over the place!!

Hope everyone has had a good day too.

Julie xx

We've been bone idle too.

I thought we'd have thunder about 6pm. It went very dark and still but nothing came. Supposed to rain here a bit later. 

It went really dark, but only rain. So hoping more sun tomorrow x