After waiting for two weeks for his results, we finally found out that Alan does have sleep Apnea. That is an answered prayer that it was confirmed that he does in fact have a sleeping problem. He stops breathing while sleeping, which wakes his body up, leading to never getting into deep REM sleep, therefore waking up in the middle of dreams and remembering all of them...I'm not sure if his nightmares is related to all of this, but it seems likely. So...in a few weeks a crafty mask called a C Pac will arrive and Alan will have to wear it while sleeping. The idea is for it to increase oxygen flow. It sounds like such a simple solution to such a big problem, but we will take it! We are grateful for being able to see a doctor so quickly and relatively easily. Alan is also grateful to not have to sleep in a strange bed with lots of cords all over him. Alan has a neurologist appointment on September 23 as we continue on this journey of healing and hope.
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