[mariamoody1985]

Sorry not been around much, had a tough few months which hasn't helped sleep patterns.

My wee nana passed away last Saturday. Her funeral was today 🙁 She had Alzeimhers (however you spell it). She went in to a nursing home last summer after a long struggle with her being at home and not eating or being able to do much for herself. When she started having falls and badly injuring herself we got her a place in a lovely nursing home. She got a bit of her life back and we used to take her out for wee drives, a cup of tea and a cake. It was like having my nana back. She was confused a lot of the time and almost like an autistic child but she got her fighting personality back a little bit which my mum and I hadn't seen for a good few years.

The last month was hard because she went down hill quite quickly and looked old for the first time. Ok, she's always been old in age with white hair, glasses and false teeth but she never acted old and seemed indestructible to me.

My mum and I were both at the home when she passed away which was a relief to mum because nana had always said she didn't want to die alone. I was outside having a cigarette, listening to the birds singing and thinking that it was a very peaceful place to be and glad we picked that home for my nana to go to so she finally got some peace. When I went back in a carer was coming to find me and by the time I went back in to the room, nana had passed away 🙁

The last week has been weird! I think now the funeral has passed I'm going to feel a little bit lost. My usual week revolves around arranging visiting my nana at the home on mum's days off. I don't work because of my unusual form of MS, depression and a form of agoraphobia that makes me anxious in crowds, so going to see my nana was fun to me. Not sure what I'm doing now! Might attempt to start the book that I'd been planning to write for the whole of last year and never got around to!! My nana passing away made me realise to seize the day and try your best at what you can do. Physically I'm restricted but I can use a computer and I'm pretty clever so may as well put it to good use 🙂

Sorry for the long post, just needed to let the world (well, the Insomnia land world) know how awesome my wee nana was and how much I'm going to miss her!

I just hope that my depression doesn't get the better of me and make me go from struggling to sleep, back to sleeping ALL the time like I did when I first got ill 6 years ago.

Thanks for listening…or reading! :-)[attachment=38:nana and me.jpg]

[Martin Reed]

Hey Maria

Sorry to hear of your Nana's passing – and like your Mum says, it's good that you were close when she passed.

She left you with some great advice – seize the day! Learn something new, add something new to your routine and challenge yourself. Remember, you've got the support of everyone here at Insomnia Land.

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[vic'sgram]

Sorry to hear you lost your Nana. It is very hard to contend with that. When I lost my Mom I thought the world ended. I was 49 at the time. I am the youngest of 6 children so we were very close. Just remember the good times you had and hold them close to your heart. With heart felt sympathy. Vic,s gram

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