Sleep Apnea

Apparently it's genetic.

I just know that the last 15 years, I've been sleeping with a snorer.

This has changed my life:

It attaches to this:

And peaceful dreams ensue.

We have 2 of these machines in our house.

They keep 2 people alive. At night and every time they are asleep, they stop breathing at least once a minute. Their heart rates race, their oxygen levels decline, they snore to wake up and are drowsy or cranky.  They snack uncontrollably as the hormone, cortisol, is stimulated by carbohydrate-based foods, then they gain weight, which perpetuates the problem.  

At this point there is no cure.  

But, I believe there will be one day.  

Until then, I sleep with Darth Vader and kiss the "fighter-jet pilot" good-night.

Addendum to Last Post-- Re: Kids and Olympics

I was talking to one of my colleagues today and he said that he's never made better time to Vancouver than on Friday night (with 60,000 of his closest friends) for the opening ceremonies. He says just drive into Vancouver! Take 12th to Burrard and then park at Pacific Center for $6 all day. Considering that I spent more than than in transit fare and would have had a place to store all my extra gear for the day, I am taking my car next time! I agree with him because the streets were crazy with pedestrian traffic, not car traffic.

I have men's hockey tickets for Saturday, so we'll be headed in to town again! Mike is volunteering and is taking the West Coast Express today. I'll let you know how that went for him.

Blogs past...

In my attempt to find a way to store my photos "just in case", I started a live site in 2005. It is so cute to see my two girls looking so little. Check them out...

http://mkvanegmond.spaces.live.com/

So, I've decided I'm going to concentrate on just one blog at a time. It seems easier that way.