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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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Well Brian, I haven’t done any ironing since 2019! I haven’t missed it…
Sarah xx
The cats round here have definitely stopped burying their treasures Ray, and when the neighbours at the end went off on their jollies a few months back, they came home to parcels, in double figures, all over their lawn. Courtesy of next door's cats.
There'll never be equality, as the saying goes - dogs have owners, cats have servants.
How are you doing today hon? xxx
Soreness gone. Yesterday's stomach upset has settled down. I think it was caused by me absent mindedly eating too many Tesco Savoury Cheese Bites (they are like quarter scale mini cheddar biscuits), after already consuming a cheese and onion sandwich and a bag of Tangy Orange Doritos yesterday lunchtime. The explosions did not quite make the news.
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