I don’t really expect this to become a discussion but it’s 5am, I’m awake, my son has cancer, he is in hospital with his mum and I’m at home to be with his brother and sister. His cancer is aggressive and no matter how positive and strong I am in the day I wake up in the night with one thought ‘cancer is going to kill my son’.
Hi Tom67
So sorry to read this, many of us will recognize issues with sleeping when our brain starts to buzz and it can really drag us down quickly
I wish the "strong" bit was as easy to do as it is to write. I know I did a living with less stress course that really helped me and part of that was being able to focus on today, this hour. Sometimes I use the call "Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace."
<<hugs>>
Steve
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