Aloha Daze

Yeah, I’ve been scarce in regards to posting on Aloha Daze. Job got really busy over the holidays… then the parents came to visit the island for the first time… then…

Well, then my little medical condition known as sleep apnea paid me a visit. Ah, the memories of March 16, 2007…

Want to see what happens when you don’t address sleep apnea? This is what happened when I didn’t address it:

So much for my perfect driving record. My 2003 Honda Civic versus the back of a stationary 1994 GMC SUV Tahoe.

I knocked the spare tire off of the Tahoe. And maybe some of the dust off of it’s bumper.

Me? They took me away in an ambulance.. but not before sticking a neck-brace on me, and placing me on the flat backboard.

I’m happy to report that – outside of the car being totalled – the only person that was hurt was me. All my bones and pieces intact, I hurt like the dickens from the seat belt.

Air bag? Yeah. It went off, too.

For the passenger. (No, there was none.)

Driver’s side airbag never deployed.

Perhaps that’s why I now own a Toyota.

The sad part is, I was beginning to address my sleep apnea. Went to the doc and got an appointment to get a sleep test and such. And the next day, I wrecked.

I woke up just in time to see the back end of the Tahoe, and I thought “Brake!”… but that’s as far as I got. I don’t think 5 feet seperated me and the back of the GMC at that point. And at about 20 MPH… it was over for me before I even knew it started.

So if you can’t sleep at night, and you can’t help from sleeping during the day… don’t do as I did… go seek treatment.

I got lucky. I figure it’s God’s way of saying I should take care of myself. The bruises have healed. Most of the pain is gone, but I still can’t lift anything over a few pounds. It’s amazing how much you use your upper chest muscles.. and how much you miss them when you can’t use them.

RLR