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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  • Have trouble sleeping and looking for somewhere to talk
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  • Good luck with the test results Dingg. We'll be thinking of you.

    Glad the your OH is responding to treatment and feeling a bit better xxx

  • It is a clothes airer I am 74 and that is what we called them.

    I Call mine a clothes maiden too.

    H 

  • Hi Dingg

    Best wishes for today and good to hear hubby is feeling a bit better. 

    H 

  • I've not lost my scouse accent despite living daan souf for nearly 27 years Grin. My kids were 12 & 10 when we moved, Sarah (eldest) can switch between scouse and South East accents and James has a South East accent but still says northern words bath & grass (not barth or grarss).

    H 

  • Morning Helen and everyone

    Been busy here with lots of posts since I was last on, so I may not be caught up with everything but hope everyone is doing as well as they can.

    Really hoping for the best for you today  after the difficult time you’ve been having. It’s good to see your hubby is feeling a bit better. 

    No cat pictures today-Nyx was sick a couple of times on Sunday and has been a bit subdued in herself and sleeping more but hopefully she’ll be back to her usual self very soon. 

    It’s feeling very chilly here today-honestly can’t believe it’s nearly May! I’m sitting under my heated blanket having my coffee this morning-ridiculous,

    Sarah xx


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  • Glad to hear your hubby had a better day yesterday and I hope everything goes well today. Sending hugs

    Linda xxx

  • Sounds very cosy.

  • My mum had a very broad Yorkshire accent. Nowt for nothing, dutha for do you. My father was Ukrainian, so I have quite a flat accent with hints of Yorkshire. I lived at Uni with a lad from St Alban's and one from Cheshire. I thought they sounded very posh. My wife is from West Yorkshire and her accent is alit softer.

  • Ours is called a clothes horse.

    Made in 1956. Tested to destruction.

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  • Hello  

    Like  I am from Oldham, indeed I have lived here for 70 years (on the correct side of the Pennines Rose) never having moved out. (all 4 of my children have!!)

    I have a very broad Lancashire accent and according to my wife (from south Manchester who speaks the King's English) the further away from Oldham I am the broader my accent gets. 

    We have a place in Turkey and some of my Turkish friends who speak very good English have trouble understanding me!! Innocent. It's a good job everything on the Community is written and not spoken - and no I don't have a flat cap, clogs and a ferret.

    Best wishes - Brian.

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