AM I THE ONLY CARER WHO NEVER SLEEPS!!!!!

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Well here i am again at 4.30 in the morning and i can't sleep yet again!! My husband Darryl has terminal small cell cancer and, at the moment is going through a really good phase. Which, i would have thought, would set my mind at rest and enable me to sleep. But no, here i am again having had 2 hrs sleep tonight wide awake with mad thoughts running around my head!! This is driving me crazy and i just seem to be on auto pilot all the time. Darryl is 44 years old and we have been given a prognosis of a 2-3 year life span for him. I can't seem to let go of this thought, and maybe part of me can't sleep because of that, as i feel if i'm asleep i'm wasteing precious time!! Darryl is sound asleep and resting well, and if i stay upstairs next to him listening to his breathing, i keep thinking is this the last time i'll ever hear that and end up getting so uptight and worried that i find it better to just get up again. So i wander round the house do a few chores, have a hot caffiene free drink and will myself to sleep all to no avail i might add!! hahaha surely i'm not the only carer who never sleeps, or am i????? any comments gratefully recieved. Take care my friends and hope your all sleeping well. love and hugs mel xxx
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    lol hello hayley, oh you did make me laugh then, where abouts in Essex, (although I live in Spain now)
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    Cant believe ive made friends with man-u fans, Gladwys wheres me straight jacket Ha ha, girly chicks gotta go and see to mum, Teresa if you need me i will leave laptop on ok? but maybe babe you should get some rest? if you cant pm and the bleep will alert me, chuffed im surrogate aunt to lots, love you both talk tom, unless you need me in the night, Mother hen hope you are havein sweet dreams xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to all 3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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    hi hayley,
    lol hope you come back as blonde hun, they say we have more fun eh????? lol, another essex girl great!!! x
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    Hola Teresa 3 hope you are ok, got to have a laugh otherwise you would go crazy
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    Hiya, I live in Witham....do you know where that is? Where did you live when you lived over here?...oh man, I'm jealous you live in Spain. I'd love to emigrate somewhere nice!
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    nite sweet kate, straight jacket on its way, luv ya karen xxx
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    teresa, i'm glad you had a cry (you know what i mean), did it make u feel a bit better letting some of it out x
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    hayley, your not far from me hun, i'm in colchester
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    nite Kate, xxxx used to live about 5 mins from lakeside, (poxy place at xmas). do we have more fun then Karen, must be doing something wrong cos I cant remember it lol
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    No, not far at all! I'm there 5 days a week at the Hospital...essex county everyday and ocasionally the general. Small world, eh? x