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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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It’s made me extra vigilant for white specks on the carpet when I get the hoover out but normally I find them somewhere about my person or in my bed!
Sarah xx
Yes i hope so well i will be leaving my job tomorrow finishing on ill health my body has had such a hammering so I can do it eny more 26 years with the same company it will be funey not going to work eny more but my mind is at rest with it my wife said you have to think about the 2 of us which she knows as she has been through the cancer journey and she nows how bad i have been with illnesses but i will say this i am lucky im still fitting on there are people who are very ill though cancer so my thoughts are with all of them
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