Awake and up all night

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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."
Community member, ‘Pancreatic cancer’ group

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  • Have trouble sleeping and looking for somewhere to talk
  • Would like some company and support each other during the night
  • Share some things you do that helps you get to sleep

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  • That’s good that you have managed to do some work. 
    I found it difficult to sleep at times with the steroids 

  • Thank you kez. Very kind of you  the pain has eased off alot tonight. Sending hugs to you.xx

  • So sorry to hear about OH hope she feels better soon.xx

  • Yes so kind of you to share. It helps me to focus when l see Pippin, its not the same as just googling a random cat. Its the role he plays for you and how calm he is x its him showing us there is normality if we try and open our minds to it. Easier said than done some nights l know xxxxx

  • Lol he is a real cat, humans are just there to do his bidding Wolf Laughing

  • Thanks Gill

    New cancer nurse really normal person just what you'd expect.  She did tell me she has a very big work load on her own but would still pop and see hubby. Really made up for the odd reception from the other one. Perhaps she had something going on in her life we don't know....

    Felt very tired today. Hubby had 3 blood bags in the transfusion . Then he had back pain, but paracetamol seemed to do the trick through a line.

    Have been good but started to panic a bit today that if they have to keep with the transfusions will they still go ahead Friday?

    But l looked it up and its not unheard of to need them x

    Got plumber coming sometime in the week to replace our 2 nd loo as hubby has to dash a bit, and loo is broken. We found WW2 army belt buckle in the small cupboard where the loo is. We live near one of the first places bombed in the Blitz so we are trying to find out more. We did meet a man 100 years old told us there were troops housed by locals all over the area.

    I love local history, so much to understand x

  • Thats the bit l couldn't remember right lol. So true, with all its broken dreams the world is a beautiful place l think thats it.

    I have felt a bit broken today just wanted to all stop and go back to 2 months ago.

    We were planning to go to West Wales where we bought our wedding rings as hubby lost his moving stuff out of the lock up. We hope to go back when hes better, to buy him a new one.

    I keep teasing him he's got no wedding ring so he will look single out and about lol.Laughing

  • Going to try and sleep now. Hubby has had more paracetamol and said it helped.

    Wishing us all a better night Crescent moon 

  • Hi Dingg.

    That's great about hubby's new nurse and just what you both need, someone with compassion and knowledge. OH's CNS has become more like a friend to us over time and got to know him well over the time he spent in hospital. She's very busy too, but there's quite a few on his team so we do have others we can call on for advice should we need it.

    If you're anything like me, you'll end up reading everything you can about hubby's condition, then you'll be able to converse on an almost equal footing about his treatments and the rest.

    But I love what you unearthed when getting ready for the plumber to sort out the loo. That doesn't quite sound right, but you know what I mean. Lol. It's fascinating to find old artefacts and when you get more time, you could do some digging into the history of your area. 

    Local history is great and especially when you find things out about your own house. I was born in a farm cottage, circa 1632, and I found old church records about the occupants going back many years - I even recognised some names from my era. The library and internet are a goldmine of information if you put in a little effort. But as I said, when you get more time on your hands. Something to look forward to that you enjoy sweetheart xxx

  • You get some rest now my lovely. Night night and sleep well - sending hugs and love xxxHeart exclamation️