Here’s an email that makes me feel great:
“I saw you on CNN sometime ago and you were talking about your sleep apnea and the fact that you sleep with a CPAP machine. I had no idea what that was.
When you described your symptoms for the first time in my life I could relate to it… took me a little time to go to the Sleeping Disorder Clinic but I did last month. The results were HORRIBLE – the worst they had ever seen. I was extremely surprised. I also had triple surgery 2 weeks ago, nose, throat and pallet. Painful recovery but worth it.
After I started to use the machine the change was immediate, the very next day I was “THAT GUY”, happy, calm, rested, my anxiety disappeared, it was like magic.
I’m 32 and I never thought I was going to hit my 50’s because I always felt a knot in my stomach and EVERYTHING would set me off. I sabotaged every aspect of my life, career, family and emotionally.
After Therapy, Meditation, Self Help Books and feeling guilty about everything I’ve done with my life, apparently all I needed was a good night’s sleep.
I’m the happiest I have ever been in my life, it’s hard to describe it, the only problem that I have right now is not knowing what I really like in life and what I don’t. It’s like waking up a stranger in your own body. It will be a fun ride from now on. Maybe in 10 years I’ll write a book about my 32 years in HELL.
Thanks for helping me find out what I had. If it wasn’t for you it would have taken me longer to connect the dots.”
By the way, I’m still happily plugged in each night: 2,311 hours of CPAP sleep and counting. If you think you might have sleep apnea, or your sleeping partner thinks you do, see a doctor. I can’t stress enough what a difference it can make.
The Dish 