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Night Howls
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1st of the month...I just put on my FB page:
'DON'T JOIN THE BC PACK....... CHECK YOUR RACK!'
Hope that was OK. I usually post something to remind friends to do monthly bewb check on the 1st of every month....
Perhaps our group could have an agreement to use this slogan in a similar manner across social media - part of or awareness campaign?3 -
On a totally different topic, anyone else out there having fun with the Coles Little Shop toys? My kids are totally into it. Everyone wants to open the little packets when I get home from the shops; even the 18 yo. We've got 22 of the 30 collected.
Totes random I know. Feel free to ignore! It's just the first entitely new BC 'thing' that's come along for us. It's little but it's sort of untainted.
Enough musing... bedtime!1 -
What is it with 3 am. Every day I’ve been awake at 3. Yesterday I went back to sleep today clearly not. Guess ill have to sleep once the kids are at school0
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I had a full night's sleep for the first time in six days. Whoohoo. 3 am had been my magic hour for the previous four days. The moon?3
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Slept till 5.30 ! Winning !1
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Me too @tigerbeth! In fact I got to 6 am! Heaps of heavy rain here in Perth last night, so it was broken sleep, but not from my own doing for a change.
For those wanting to try melatonin. I went to see my oncologist yesterday and asked for a script to renew an old bottle of the under the tongue liquid. She gave me a script, but also said you can get stronger tablets online from America that you cannot get here. Ordered myself some 10mg ones.0 -
Melatonin didn't suit me either @kmakm It sent me into dream riddled half sleep which creeped me out completely. I've had a couple of goes at it, thinking that maybe circumstances or other meds were interfering but nothing changed. Same goes for valerian, half awake, half asleep and far too may dreams. Yuk.
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@JJ70
I got to 3 am when the tawny frog mouth owls found something nourishing on the front verandah. Lots of banging and thumping. To cap it off 1 of my guinea fowls decided to talk in its sleep and the other 3 decided a gossip session was in order. Definitely the moon sets them off. If they keep it up I might give my husband permission to use his chainsaw on their roosting tree outside the bedroom.
And for some dumb reason had a teary session at 5 am. Been many moons since a teary session. Dumb BC.0 -
Slept through on Tuesday night but woke up at 2am this mirmorn with the return of chemo nausea and aches. On step forward and 2 leaps back.0
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Webinar Invitation: Sleep - How can I get a good nights sleep?
Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018
Time: 7 pm to 8 pm AEST
Duration: 60
Minutes
Where: Online - join via your
computer, tablet or smart phone
Presenters: Dr.
Laura Kirsten, Dr. Catherine Mason and Annmaree MitchellAbout the Webinar
Getting a good night’s sleep is important for maintaining
your energy levels, reducing fatigue, and improving mood. Difficulty
sleeping may be caused by pain, breathlessness, anxiety or depression.
Following a cancer diagnosis your sleep can become disrupted. This might be
because you’re worried about being diagnosed with cancer or because of some
of the treatment’s side effects. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, your
mind is probably occupied with many different thoughts and emotions, and
sleep may be low on your list of concerns. But getting a good night’s sleep
can improve your quality of life, and make it easier to deal with the other
issues you are now facing. This webinar will discuss some practical
strategies to help improve your sleep.Meet your presenters
Dr.
Laura Kirsten
Dr Kirsten is a senior clinical psychologist at Nepean Cancer Care Centre
with both clinical and research expertise in psycho-oncology. Since
completing her PhD she now provides psychosocial care to adults
with cancer and their families. In this centre she provides
services to medical oncology, radiation oncology, haematology and
palliative care. She is the chair of the Psycho-oncology Group of the
Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and also chairs the NSW
Psychologists in Oncology group. Laura has a broad range of research
interests including sexuality and cancer, cancer support groups, sleep
interventions for cancer patients and stress and burnout in health professionals
working in oncology.
Dr. Catherine
Mason
Dr Catherine Mason is a senior staff specialist psychiatrist working with
patients from oncology, haematology oncology and palliative care in western
Sydney since 1998. She is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Psychological
Medicine with the University of Sydney Medical School at Westmead and
has long standing interests in medical education and clinical
ethics. She leads an interdisciplinary team at Nepean Cancer Care Centre
and the Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead, caring for inpatients
and outpatients in oncology, haematology and palliative care. Her
interests include care at the end of life, medical ethics, mood disorders
in cancer patients and adaptation in chronic illness.
Annmaree Mitchell
Annmaree was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast cancer in May 2015.
After a unilateral skin sparing mastectomy a week later she underwent 6
rounds of chemo followed by 25 rounds of radio. During that time she simply
tried as best she could to get on with it – resting a lot with gentle
walking and not sleeping well – simply taking it one day at a time. It
wasn’t until she connected with a group of women online called Reclaim Your
Curves (that focuses on breast reconstruction support and information) that
she found it easier to cope with the shock of diagnosis, treatment, tests
and more surgery. She has had bilateral DIEP surgery (breast reconstruction
using tummy fat), an oophorectomy and nipple reconstruction and has found
it much easier to relax, sleep and enjoy life again, with daily exercise
and nutrition being a major focus.We look forward to your participation,
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