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Cake day: July 25th, 2023

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  • So sorry to hear this - do those couple of hours with the machine help him a little at least? Did he try different masks, by any chance? I had a nasal mask initially, and eventually switched to nasal pillows before I started actually enjoying mine. Everyone’s anatomy and way of sleeping are different, so there’s often some trial and error necessary.

    For example, a lot of people dislike nasal pillows cause they’re much easier to rip out or have a leak for some. A lot of people seem to like nasal masks, while I hated mine with a passion, as even with the XL size, my (large) nose’s bridge was rubbing against it and hurt quite a bit. Some people also seem to love their full-face masks - they tend to work better for mouth breathers and those sleeping on their backs.


  • Do you remember what your AHI (Apnea-Hypopnea Index, number of “events” oper hour) was? Normal is 5 or less, severe sleep apnea is 30 or more - I was at 69 events an hour. Considering an event is either 10 seconds or more without breathing (or a more or less equivalent drop in blood oxygenation due to partial respiratory tract blockage), it means I wasn’t breathing for at least an hour and half every night 😂




  • I donate a bunch of things on Marketplace (mostly baby/kids’ clothes and toys the kids outgrew). I also give to the local food banks and food drives whenever I can and think about it. If you’re specifically asking about money, I give to, and last summer fundraised for, Muscular Dystrophy Canada.





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    14 days ago

    Technologies very seldom get chosen on technical merit alone. With messaging apps, it’s always the same problem - if the people you want to talk to don’t follow you to an alternative, you won’t be speaking to anybody. Of all people I regularly talk to, only my dad uses iMessage/RCS/SMS, everyone else is basically unreachable outside Messenger. It’s either cutting myself off from most communications with everyone I like, or having a Messenger account.

    Otherwise my FB account is relegated to find or sell stuff on Marketplace at this point. The alternatives we used to have around here are basically dead.