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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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Lol
You never know there may be a Calendar one day with discretely placed pot plants
That'll stump the AI it doesn't pick up inuendo hahaha
Good question not sure possibly one of those food drinks on prescription or they have spoken of trying to get a feeding pipe in ?
After all this stress l might give naturist stuff a go just to get the stress out.
Real joke here, my uncle who was the sailor requested a nature based funeral the nature beliefs one with all natural things.
I was telling a friend about it one day and said it was a naturist funeral. Never she said and they allowed that in Harwich blimey.....
She is much perkier thank you Ding but still not eating much. I’ve got a delivery of a new cat food coming tomorrow-described as “human grade” food. I think my little princess might have gone off Whiskas and require something better and more expensive!
Really so pleased about your hubby-little steps are all progress, and each bit of progress is so important. He’s doing brilliantly!
Sarah xx
When I went for one of my operations I was given my gown and a thing I put on my head…or that’s where I thought it should go to cover my hair (been watching too many medical programmes on tv). Turned out they were paper pants to preserve my modesty, but at least I gave everyone a laugh!
Sarah xx
Oh, I’ve been bawling my eyes out and had to be practically dragged to an mri scanner before now. Radiotherapy is completely different and much easier.
Sarah xx
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