My grandbaby has arrived! So we’re short on sleep, but long on love and joy! Moving up here, the new baby and associated sleep loss, change in general — they all lead to increased pain. I don’t take any narcotic pain…
Sleep ’til you wake
When’s the last time you just slept ’til you woke up? No alarm clock, no agenda, no hungry pets—just listening to your own body? Try it this week. In fact, do it at least one day each week. It will give…
Do You Get Used to It?
Those of you who use CPAP machines—do you ever get to where it doesn’t feel strange? Can you talk, at least a few sentences, despite the thing? I think not being able to talk is getting to me the most. When…
Whee!
We have nothing to do tonight. Not a thing. Nada. Zilch. That is an unbelievable relief! Katie has had four nights of dance every week since the fall. We’re all ready for a break! We’re going to have pizza, laze around, maybe…
Growl
I missed a doctor’s appointment this morning—one of those that it has taken MONTHS to get. I’m not happy. I just couldn’t wake up, though. Sam roused me long enough to get meds into me this morning. I fell asleep again,…
So What Do They Learn From a Sleep Study if You Don’t Sleep?
I got *maybe* two hours of sleep all Thursday night. That was verified by the monitoring tech. In fact, he came into the room around 3:30 and said, “Are you ever going to go to sleep?” Of course, I was trying. …
Whoops
You know that manicure I got a few weeks back? Now I’m trying to get the acrylic overlay off my nails. Ick. Katie and I have sleep studies tonight. I just got around to really reading some of the instructions,…
Yay!
I woke up on my own today—FEELING RESTED! I cannot remember the last time that happened. Just feeling rested is something of a miracle. Okay, I did wake after 11 am, and that does follow two nights and most of…
My Hero
I didn’t sleep at all last night, and woke sambear this morning crying in pain. He gallantly got medicine into me, then took a half-day off to get Katie to an appointment that couldn’t be rescheduled and take care of me. I…
Sleeping
I just wasn’t able to sleep this weekend. I wasn’t in MY bed, and the hotel (at least our room) was noisy. Our bedroom is insulated by not one but two stone walls, so it’s very quiet. I didn’t have…