No young children keeping me awake - but I did stay awake many nights listening to an elderly relative (who has dementia) yell or talk throughout the night. There was always a young female nurse nearby, and I was there to help her lift the relative if necessary. I did not feel pity for myself, but I did wonder when wilI I be in bed with dementia, yelling throughout the night. By the way, there were also some brief occasional moments when the relative recognized me, and those moments were fantastic.