Peaceful Sleep

I have more great news. Nicole recently had a much needed follow-up sleep study done. For those who may not know, she has been sleeping with a cannula (nose tube) hooked to an oxygen machine. While that has been a helpful temporary solution, it never was fully getting the job done.

With the follow-up, they were able to confirm that she is still dealing with sleep apnea and requested a second sleep study at that clinic so she could be studied while sleeping with a CPAP and mask. Monday night I went in with her to the study. It took a few hours to get her hooked up and asleep enough to allow the pressurized air to be attached to her mask, but once she was set up, she went into a long, deep, still, restful sleep for a while. Our wonderful sleep tech, Tom, kept me up-to-date on how things were going, and asked me, "Has she ever slept this well?" I thought for a minute on that. This may be the first in a long time that she didn't move or wheeze for more air while in deep sleep. It was an emotional moment (still is) to see her laying there and knowing she was getting the best sleep...the sleep her little body needs so much.

We still have to go through the process of getting our own CPAP and mask for Nicole and adjusting her to it (the not so fun part), but after hitting countless road blocks in Utah trying to make all this happen, it seems incredible that we are so close now! We continue to discover why the Lord led us here to Lubbock. I can't wait to see how much better Niccoli will feel from getting great sleep!