About 3 years ago my son underwent a sleep study and was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. A few months after that he had surgery to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. Unfortunately, the sleeping issues still persist.

For those who don’t what this condition actually means, I will explain. The symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness, insomnia, nightmares, sleep deprivation, fatigue, headache, irritability and mood swings; in addition to episodes of not breathing, loud breathing and/and snoring.

My little one experiences all of the above. I myself don’t sleep more than a few hours a night because I am constantly getting up to check on his breathing or because he is awake all hours of the night. He is unable to walk but is at the age where he is active and mischievous.

This condition also affects his school attendance, since I don’t want to send him there to sleep through class or cry all day due to his sleepiness.

We have another sleep study scheduled a few months from now, so hopefully the doctor can come up with a plan to help us both. Until then, please pray for his health and my strength!

Thanks for reading…