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Impact of bereavement and caring on sleep

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Dreams

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• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Women aged 65-74 >> Valerie - Interview 11 >> Val’s sleeping problems started when she was running a care company for older people. She worried so much about her client’s wellbeing that she was of

Valerie often wakes up in the night and can’t get back to sleep. This means she will be very tired by the early evening, but will try not to go to bed too early because she doesn’t want to waste the evening.

• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Men aged 75+ >> Daniel - Interview 28 >> Daniel remembers having very bad nightmares at a time when he was under a lot of stress during his employment as a social worker.

Daniel is a retired social worker, having spent a large part of his working life with children and teenagers. He was diagnosed with sleep apnoea when his snoring at night was making him feel very drowsy during the day. His sleep is quite broken at night, and he often finds he dozes off during the day.