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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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You’re welcome sweetheart. You and Pippin raise our spirits and more every time we see a picture of him!
Big hugs-I hope you can get some sleep tonight.
Sarah xx
Ukiboy Getting some control back is empowering but sometimes we just have to have faith and do what they say.
I remember writing a birth plan for our first child as we were encouraged to do 30 years ago (we have 3). Took me ages! Ended up having an emergency c-section (as I did with all of them) as I wanted myself and my baby to survive. Plan not worth the toilet paper it was written on!! 
When I had number 2, the surgeon said, some people can deliver babies, you can't! (he didn't think I'd signed the consent form). Harsh I hear you say, but he was the expert and we have 3 beautiful children. We just had to go with it.
Sorry, I'm rambling but just to say, they have our best interests at heart and want the best possible outcomes for us. They certainly have more knowledge than me on this subject and I think we just have to go with it. It's very difficult to control any flipping part of this nonsense, it really is. It's normal to get cross, shout, cry, all of those emotional things.
You're providing your OH with amazing support, don't forget that. As Sarah said, tomorrow is another day xxx
I am having difficulty with grapes and radishes, even the occasional orange. They keep rolling off the work surface and dropping to the floor. It takes me ages to go on to my knees to retrieve them. I find myself talking to the damned things - 'Why did you do that?? You know I can't easily reach down to the floor' and so the childish scene of an adult lecturing a mischievous grape unfolds. It is probably just as well that I live alone . Ray xx
I reckon you'd be a hoot to live with, Ray!
Not that I'm after moving in or anything like that - I've got enough problems getting up off my knees after dropping grapes on the deck here xxx
