Hi, Martha and Neal:
At risk of making guesses and suggestions about a matter as delicate as
this . . . has hubby considered something referred to as a "truck driver's
friend?" I don't know exactly how it works or even what it looks like
but the idea is to avoid unnecessary "pit stops." I happen to suffer from
sleep apnea; it meant a great deal to me to be able to get a good night's
sleep at last.
On top of that I was also diagnosed with a minor prostate problem . . .
("boggy" he said) that was easily corrected with diet changes.
Neal, I can only imagine that you would enjoy your
waking hours much more too if your nightly excursions were at least
somewhat minimized. Perhaps another knowledgeable lurker will pick up
this thread and help us out.------------
Best,
David
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On Fri, 18 Oct 1996, (Martha Rohrer) wrote:
>
> My husband insists there is a direct pipeline from his mouth to his bladder
> that goes into action at night. The result is that he is up and down like a
> yoyo and is wearing a groove in the floor between bed and bathroom. While
> that sometimes drives me crazy, it is the times when he falls out of bed
> while asleep that terrify me.
>
> The other night, for example, I was awakened by a loud thump, and awoke to
> find him flat on his back on the floor. We still can't figure out how he did
> it, but he thought he was getting up on the other side of the bed, lost his
> balance, and went over the edge backward. He said he saw stars. But I saw
> the sharp edge of the dresser that his head had just missed.
>
> Neal probably missed his calling in life and should have been an engineer.
> Some time ago, he looked at his bed and decided to make himself some bed
> rails out of PVC pipe. There's a bit of Rube Goldberg in my spouse too. So
> we went out and got an assortment of elbows and connectors and pipe and put
> together a fairly effective pair of bed rails. Unfortunately, they cannot be
> raised and lowered, which means they cannot extend more than a third of the
> way down the length of the bed. Longer ones would make it hard to get in and
> out of the bed. Since the fall, however, we are planning to make another
> section and just leave a minimum opening in the middle. (We aren't ready for
> a hospital bed just yet.) Besides, he thinks it is great fun to put these
> adult TinkerToys together. The ones that are in place have already prevented
> some spills as he twists around in his sleep.
>
> Someone suggested a bicycle helmet for bathroom safety. I have threatened to
> get him one for a nightcap if he falls out of bed again.
>
> Martha Rohrer
> CG for Neal 76/11
>
