['My husband went out of town for a few days.  Every sound I hear makes my hair stand up on end!', 'Oh no. How long will he be away for?', "A few days, he will be back Saturday.  But I may not survive this trip, I cannot sleep at all I'm so freaked out."]
Maybe you can get him on Skype or something?
My husband went out of town for a few days for work.  Every sound I hear makes my hair stand up on end, I may not survive this trip.