But having been in your position except we only had one Teen Daughter at Home-but wait, that’s worse than 6 small Kids ;-)

Your Blog is therapy so is your Cycling, they will play or are playing a much bigger part in your life than you realize, you need to stay strong for Susan and the Kids, Blogging and Cycling will help you do this.

I would be sitting in the Hospital for up to 20 hours a Day, it was awesome when a Friend would come to Visit and offer to take me for a Coffee or Lunch or whetever — replace those with Blogging and Cycling or resting. I felt guilty leaving Her but in retrospect I realized I needed it, it’s part of keeping strong mentally and physically for Susan and the Family.
Don’t be afraid to call Friends etc and ask for help, I would call and ask someone to pick our Daughter up from School, feed the Cats etc etc while I took time out, they were there in a second bless ‘em.

What you’re going through right now Fatty is the equivalent to riding a Century every Day with a 30 mile head wind,you can only keep that up for so long.

Gather all your Friends together to help with the “small stuff” which adds up to become overwhelming in no time…don’t feel guilty when you set time aside to write the Blog or go for a ride, it plays a very important part in the big picture which right now is supporting and taking care of Susan and the Kids, your Body and mind need to take time out.

When you don’t write for a Day I go back and read the archives, I have a good laugh and it cheers me up when things aren’t going so good at work.
And I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for that Fatty, I really mean it.

And to underscore what everyone else has said “We understand and we’ll be here every Day to check in on you” and for a good laugh when you’re ready.

Take Care Matie!!!

Sorry to hear about Susan’s bouts with insomnia. Insomnia was the bane of my existance for the last 2 months. Not being able to sleep just sucks and I wasn’t allowed to take any sleepy-time drugs for it.

Obviously being enormously pregnant and recovering from chemo are two different things, but the only thing that allowed me to get some rest was a hot bath before bed with at least 2 cups of Epsom Salts and a splash of Burt’s Bees baby oil in the bath water. I could usually get 4 to 5 hours of sleep after that.

Of course now that the baby is here I can sleep just fine – I just don’t have time for it anymore.

Hang in there Susan and may you have a good rest tonight!

Re: sleeping. My girlfriend recently completed chemo and radiation for breast cancer. She also never slept for a long time. She couldn’t sleep with her husband, he was too bulky in the bed – but she couldn’t sleep without him, either. Finally, she and her husband bought two full beds and pushed them together. They have separate sheets but share the same enormous comforter. Hers is some kind of fancy pants bed that elevates her head a little. This is all that worked for her – sleeping pills did nothing.

Sorry, that’s about all I got, but it really did work wonders for my friends. She is feeling pretty great now. WIshing the same for you, whatever solution you can find.

for you I suggest you take a look at the ads on your site. 7 time Tour winner and cancer survivor Lance “I’ve never tested Positive” Armstrong Recommends with a stern look and crossed arms that you try FRS Healthy Energy Drink.

But only if you are tired of being tired.

We care more about you and the family than the blog. Deal with it when you can.