Sleep Apnea

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Sleep apnea is a serious disorder that causes people to stop breathing while they sleep.
Each time this temporary pause in breathing occurs, the body responds by waking up for a very short period of time. People who suffer from sleep apnea may stop breathing hundreds of times every night.
Whether or not the person with sleep apnea realizes how much they are struggling to breath during the night, sleep apnea has very serious effects on the quality and restfulness of sleep on the person’s health.
  • 1 in 5 adults suffer from some form of sleep apnea.
  • More than 1 in 2 people with type 2 diabetes have sleep apnea.
  • 8 out of every 10 people who have sleep apnea have not been diagnosed for it.
If you have sleep apnea, your health may be in danger. Sleep apnea is a known cause of high blood pressure and may increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. People with sleep apnea also have higher chances of traffic accidents and workplace injuries. Helpful solutions and treatments are available.
I had a fantastic day yesterday. It didn’t look like it would be a fantastic day just from looking at the calendar. It was the second day of a two day seminar. Attorneys have to get 12.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education each year and this seminar was going to provide me with those hours. That meant two days of listening to lawyers. Not the basis for a great day, but a great day it was. This was true because Wednesday night I got my first night of treatment for Sleep Apnea. I probably had a decent night’s sleep for the first time in decades. I was wide awake, alert and full of energy all day. Even though I don’t have my CPAC yet and so I slept last night without treatment, I still slept all night and woke up feeling pretty good this morning. I will probably get my CPAC unit today.
This comes at a great time. The Kairos weekend starts next Thursday and I will need all the energy and rest I can get. All in God’s timing. It’s amazing to think that for decades I haven’t been getting all the sleep that I need. Is the world ready for a more energetic Nick? Some questions are too frightening to contemplate.
Are you getting everything that you need for a full Christian walk? Do we even know everything that we need or everything that God has for us? Aren’t most of us living on less than God has? Most of our Christian walks are imperfectly fueled. We are not “breathing in” all the Spirit of God has. Spend some time today thinking about that. Am I experiencing all that the Christian life should be? Am I pouring myself into the life of someone else? Am I sitting at the feet of someone who can guide and instruct me in a closer walk with Him? Am I a fruit bearer or am I more a fruit inspector. 
Dear Lord, clear our spiritual airways. We want all that you have for us so that we can be all that you would have us be. Open our spirits to Your Spirit and our lives to the fullness of complete service to you.
In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen.

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