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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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Agree hope it goes ok x
Cat wise some seem very adventurous. Back in West Wales a friend of mine was driving through a rainy night and the engine was squeaking oddly. She pulled over to another farmers land and asked him to look at her car. They opened the hood and a farm cat had had her kittens in the engine space. They got them out and put her in my pals farm where they all became farm cats x
Thanks xx
My cat as he got older would go crazy over one brand for weeks then get fed up until l bought a different one, go nuts over that lol and same cycle. Then he went onto tinned tuna. But maybe they get faddy as they get older but it was funny as there was a break away from Felix then reintroduced and he gets nuts over it like it was new, very funny
Went on to pilchards but oh phew was his breath stinky ????
Yes l am cat in charge its fine to cat burp into sleeping mums face with a mouth dripping in pilchards, l am master of everybody's destiny in this house, just mind read him at the time lol xxx
Sorry missed this. Hope you ok. I have had better 2 days with hubby on the tea, but he txt me late that several hours later he had a small amount back up. Most stayed down, but l suddenly got this sinking feeling in my stomach, even though its been a great 2 days, fear struck and l felt like a lost little girl. Going to try and sleep x
Hi Dingg. With all of this I often feel like a small boy. You give so much kindness and support on here and are truly a lovely lady. I am sending you the biggest Ukiboy hug I can send. Telling you tat everything you are feeling is natural, I know is little comfort. I hope hubby improves. All my love to you ️
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