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It’s been 18 minutes of waiting and sweating on the fifth floor for my follow-up appointment with the sleep nurse practitioner. 

20171026-0843. Fast forward, the staff called me in as soon as I opened the above paragraph. Anyway, this morning I awoke at 0600 am and found my new CPAP mask atop my mask! I thought I missed the four daily minimum and quickly applied the therapy.

I awoke off and on around 0730 due to the leakage around the sides of my mouth. The air leakage always occurs above my small nose bridge break. I kept adjusting it until Mom spoke.

I reapplied the therapy and decided at 0813 am that I’ve had enough. Lo and behold! The unit displayed: Congratulations! You’ve added another successful night. Or something like that.

That was my second night. I removed it earlier after retiring to bed due to feeling congested and CLAUSTROPHOBIC! I didn’t realize that I already logged in a few hours.

Though the ramp up is thirty minutes, the air leakage and heavy weight of the FULL FACE mask would distract my initial sleep. I cannot do my ‘night reading’ because the mask blocks the view.

“Eight prototype border walls ready for inspection” (Fox News). The way I see it is to MAGA by (as the reporter mentioned) taking characteristics of each samples and forming One New Wall order, and awarding, NOT one, but the many for this project.

Dear Lawd Gawd,

Please kill me now! Today TBTP and pals have delivered unto moi my very first automatic CPAP blow unit.

After breakfast today, I managed to intercept a phone call from a local medical supply store. I was in front of my computer.

At 1030 am, we left and arrived in time for our 1100 am appointment. I made Mom walk across to the adjacent corner. She barely made it.

After thirty minutes, I got my machine and full face mask. Unfortunately, my insurance won’t replace my supply until the 13th month, and thereafter, every six months!

Mom fumed and expressed concern that the government is trying to kill humanz due to plastic parts can degrade over time.

Sheesh. The way I see it, we’re not polluting the environment with excessive materials. Plus the daily cleaning with gentle liquid soap the supply should last one year.

Every thing seems to be taken cared of but the long tongue flicking reptilian mother unit with her bulging eyes insists in doom and gloom.

I don’t care what y’all say. As long as I can get preventative treatment against high blood pressure and other heart and vascular problems later on, I’m a happy camper.

Thanks,

FLYNN B.

Dear diary,

Will TBTP and pals keep or trash Obamacare?

On 10/3 – 10/4, I had a Level 3 sleep study at home. I had two stretched bands around my upper chest and lower abdomen. I had an oxygen sensor hooked on either my index or ring finger. The three gadgets were attached to leads of a monitor placed on my chest.

I took two Benadryl capsules to help with my ‘allergies’ prior to bedtime. As a result, I slept exclusively supine or on my back.

On 10/12, I was blessed to have an appointment that would have taken two months the get! The nurse practitioner, an elderly Chinese woman, told me that I have ‘mild OSA’. OSA means obstructive sleep.
She said I had lots of apneas, some hypopneas, of which I went low to 72% oxygen saturation, and one episode in which something happened. As a result, I get a CPAP machine.

I do hope my foggy brained forgetfulness will go away, and my sleepiness behind the wheel won’t lead to the revocation of my driver’s license! Gasp! And I’m designated driver to my elderly parents. 

I think that’s how most people died – in their sleep. The NP said lots of people have my typical reading. Also the results of my portable sleep thingy said that lots of snoring throughout the all-nighter was observed. Sheesh!

Sincerely, 

FLYNN B.

1556. So today is Mom’s graduation from cardiac rehab! We’re so proud of her despite her aches, pains, dizziness, and other medical conditions. I should take her photo as a souvenir. She can sign up at the nearby gym to continue strengthening exercises. Dad and I can join, too, since I’m under and unemployed all over again – I received the recruiter’s email to fill out the survey, which is a discreet way of saying that the client didn’t want or need me anymore. Sheesh.

Yeah so with our choir conductor gone, I better email the Web master to update the webpage. During the transition, Kathy S has volunteered to keep the organist on the payroll and us losers preoccupied with singing. I really don’t care because lots of talented Pinoys especially are NOT committed to free gig.

Mom is pissed at the thugs of our local Parish. Instead of investing in a choir director with benefits, they are making money. It’s really too bad. I wonder if he’ll come back because that same night when our pastor announced in person the decision, NiNi R ‘tac-pan’ to me that he might return or be back. But because of my poor hearing, I might have misheard.

With that said, I have to give Mom her 1600 PM meds. My smartphone alarm went off with a loud rooster crow. The other alarms are too weak for my poor hearing.

Anyway, I wish the buck teeth good luck and many blessings. Amen.

Believe it or not, but I’m using my new Jelly Pro smartphone for reading my paid Nook books.

I recently purchased for $7.99 ‘The Illuminati’ by Mark Dice. 

I’m still deciding if I should install two SIM cards and one micro SDD card.

Soon we will tape a device to our forehead and read books with our eyes closed and hands free!

Gasp! It’s now 2332, and it took me this long to blog on this freaking small screen.