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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Has he tried sleeping semi-upright?  Quite frequently that will help with 
the sleep apnea.  Body pillow between you to block the kicking and flinging 
arms?

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>


> You crack me up, Bob.
> No room in the LR for a bed.  It would not help as furthest room is the
> bathroom at 30 ft away.  The far bedroom, DD's old room, has no bed at
> present as we are remodeling.  I could take a sleeping bag in there, but
> I am not sure I would sleep any better.  Ironically, even with all the
> problems, I sleep better in the same room with him.
> The kids know about the problem, wouldn't be any big deal...in fact DD
> is also very worried as she has seen the narcolepsy, too.  Lynn, while
> this problem, both the lack of sleep and the daytime narcolepsy isn't
> helping the marriage, I don't think a divorce is warranted just yet. ;)
> DH and I have always been opposite sleepers, too.  He goes to bed early,
> in the quiet, no noise, and I go to bed late, preferably with a radio so
> I don't think too much.   He sleeps on top of the cover, I am buried
> under it.  He sleeps diagonal, I sleep on the freakin edge.  I sleep
> with two pillow, he sleeps on one pillow, if that.  We are total
> opposites.  The reason we are remodeling is to join two small bedrooms
> into one.  Then, we will be able to have a king sized bed, something we
> had years ago in the city, but that we had to give up upon moving here.
>     With a king bed, I think we could peacefully and somniferously
> co-exist.
>
> Bev
>
>
> bob ford wrote:
> > Your childre are grown; put a small bed in the living room.  I know a
> > lot of couples our age who sleep in seperate rooms.  My wife sleeps
> > caty-cornered across a bed, and needs absolute dark and quiet, and
> > gets up at 6:00 am.  I like background noise and get up at 3:30 am.
> > And , I don't like a cat where I sleep; he is aggravating enough when
> > I am awake.....bobford
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 10/16/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> Subject: Re:
> > > [Homestead] Insomniacs unite To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org Date:
> > > Thursday, October 16, 2008, 3:34 PM Bev; my ex had sleep apnea and
> > > often kept me awake. Not that I'm recommending it as a solution,
> > > but the one of the best parts of getting divorced was getting a
> > > silent, peaceful bed to myself.
> > >
> > > Lynn Wigglesworth
> > >
> > > EarthNSky wrote:
> > > > VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:
> > > > > I found that a CPAP machine made quite a
> > > difference with the sleep
> > > > > apnea. I don't know how much that and perhaps
> > > the sleep study first
> > > > > cost, because mine is covered by insurance.
> > > >
> > > > I'm pretty sure that is where we are headed. Were you also a
> > > > violent sleeper, thrashing around?  I
> > > honestly don't see
> > > > how he will keep a mask on...
> > > >
> > > > B
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Insurance premiums are
> > > > > high enough that I'm glad to get any benifit I
> > > can. When we brought
> > > > > in a hospital bed and I had to get something else
> > > I got an army cot
> > > > > from local surplus.  Put an inch thick memory foam
> > > pad on it, and
> > > > > find that is as comfortable sleeping I've ever
> > > had. Van Dell
> > > > >
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