Homeless W/Severe Sleep Apnea

[OhHelpMe]

WarmBodies wrote:

49er, You firmly believe you are the arbiter of all things moral in the forum. Such arrogance.

I have noticed that also.

[Todzo]

...a man robbed, beat, and stabbed me...

Yeah, I can see how that would happen.

Maybe he should have vetted the man more.

I had simply gone out to the AM/PM store some two blocks from my apartment for snack food. On the way back a man with a chef knife stopped near me and told me “ya gotta give me your money”. I did not respond. He started stabbing.

Or talked the knife from him.

I later (after his sentencing for the crimes against me as well as two others) found out that he had been recently released from prison after serving only 17.5 years for robbing and murdering a retired Boeing engineer in 1987. He knew the man, who had given him jobs and other helps as he grew up. I have not had the time to look into the 400 some pages of legal proceedings regarding the crimes which led to the 17.5 year stint but often crime is a way to get into a gang. Considering that many released from prison have no place to go I can only wonder if his crime against me was a bid to “cross the lines again” and so enter in good with the local gangs. We really do need a better support net for those released from prison.

If we do not provide one we will see much more of this kind of repeat crimes.

Better yet would be to provide opportunities for those growing up so they to not turn to crime.

We very much need to do both!!!

[nanwilson]

What.. you are going to lecture us on helping the just released convicts now.... the homeless was not enough. You need to get a life Todzo and stop interfering in our lives, we are REALLY tired of it.

[Todzo]

I think my daughter is right. One of the reasons I was hit up for robbery (possibly murder) was that my shoulders were slumped, I was depressed at the time.

The truth is that I had done well with what I had to work with. The pain came from wishing that things had gone much better.

About two months earlier I saw an add for cooks to participate in a new restaurant open. Well known name. They wanted experience and I had been building my new carrier for a couple of years. When we met my pastry experience caught their eye as well as experience doing prep in a 3 to 4 star environment.

I did very well the first few days. By the end of the week it became clear that the procedures I learned for doing pastry differed greatly from that of the pastry chef – I was moved to full time prep.

There are many ways of doing the same thing in cooking but all have slightly different results. I dearly wanted to do things to please my chef but “the way I had learned and had always done it (rote to me)” would not quite allow the new way to be. It was almost like a little voice was trying to speak and say “remember the new way” but could not quite be heard (shifting[1]? Generativity[1]?).

I know that if I am long under pressure (and a high volume restaurant open environment is “hit the ground running and keep up the pace” all day long every day long) my executive dysfunction becomes worse as time goes on. I need recovery time!!

The chef I was under in prep did indeed become offended by my inability to do things the “new way”.

Three days before “the end” my performance fell dramatically. My last working day was a cacophony of executive dysfunction bringing my “trainer in charge” to say simply “this will not work”. When the chef let me go the next morning he told me that he thought I needed a quieter environment.


[1] Executive dysfunction in OSA before and after treatment: a meta-analysis. Olaithe M, Bucks RS. Source: School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Sleep. 2013 Sep 1;36(9):1297-305. doi: 10.5665/sleep.2950.

[Rob108]

Give it a rest. You haven't persuaded many, if any, not already predisposed to wanting to believe a story full of more inconsistencies than believably explained. You've given justifications of diminished executive functions, vitamin d deficiency and followed that with religious platitudes or attacks against anyone who didn't fall in line behind you. Stop already!!! I for one am tired of being told the same stuff over & over & over in the mistaken belief that if you say it enough it's true & believe able. Again give it a rest

[Todzo]

I am forever thankful to the men in shelter who told me that I have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). I am glad that I have helped others find out that they have OSA as well.

But it took me an additional five years to come to understand why and how my job and relationship performance has suffered so greatly.

By bringing the executive dysfunction[1] that is brought into a persons life by OSA to the forefront I hope to help the people who have it to understand what they have (and so be better be able to deal with it) and those near to them to both understand and help them as well.

People belittle the effects of OSA. But OSA is destroying relationships and jobs. It does so under the cover of darkness.

[1] Executive dysfunction in OSA before and after treatment: a meta-analysis. Olaithe M, Bucks RS. Source: School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Sleep. 2013 Sep 1;36(9):1297-305. doi: 10.5665/sleep.2950.

Note: The Journal sleep can be delivered by Kindle – The article mentioned has a lot of great references. A Google search on “sleep apnea executive functioning” or “sleep apnea executive dysfunction” or “sleep apnea quality of life” in Google Scholar or a good medical search engine will also produce a lot of great stuff.

[Rob108]

The only executive dysfunction being displayed is by your not giving it a rest.
Now for the next exciting episode of the executive dysfunction, vitamin d deficient poster child who would continue beating a dead horse because not everyone has been partaking of the kool-aid yet I give you this thread's current high poster.
I give up, lack of common sense must also be a casualty of apnea. You can't fix stupid.

[Todzo]

What.. you are going to lecture us on helping the just released convicts now.... the homeless was not enough. You need to get a life Todzo and stop interfering in our lives, we are REALLY tired of it.

I believe that there are many people who need to understand the issues brought up in this thread - hence the very high view count.

If you do not like the issues in this thread nothing is preventing you from not reading it. So please stop reading it.

Thanks!

Todzo

[Todzo]

people really do need help.

bonjour good people.

About a two months ago I finished a sleep study at "Sleep Diagnostics of Michigan." The reported that I responded well to the treatment and would need a CPAP. This was paid for by the county but the county nor the state will help with durable equipment nor any other organization I could locate locally.

Well I have no money. It is good that I do not smoke, drink, gamble, or any of the other good vices; if one may consider any vice good.

I live in Michigan's lower peninsula about 100 miles north of Grand Rapids.

I am homeless man and have been seeking work diligently for a number of years.
Health problems are as a plague for me.
I do sleep outdoors year around even in the winter; without heat most of the time. I can walk to a store or the local library to get warm during business hours. You would be surprised how a person can get used to the cold. I seem to be able to bare the cold walking barefoot in the snow. I often find myself face down in it. It seems the snow melts quickly and then splat, ice.. Its good fun. But then, I am getting to old for that fun.
Sorry, I do wander away from my focus often enough.

I have been searching on the internet and by word of mouth in the area I live for a period of time now. But I have had no success with finding an old or used CPAP.
There is a distributor near my nest that sells and supports the RESMED and has a great machine 'S9" w/humidifier.
It seems that is only a wish to get a nice machine such as the "S9".

I have an old generator and solar panels to power the thing so that is not a problem. I do not run the genny but, a few folks say they may help me with some gasoline on occasion for the CPAP.

I was thinking this past summer that should I gain a better nights sleep it may facilitate my feeling better and my health to return. In turn, I may find it within myself to be more attractive to finding employment. So many days I am exhausted or sick. Who would want to hire a person as sickly appearing as me. It seems there are not to many employers out there that will consider.

I have a post office box or can have a package shipped to the local DHS (dept of human services).

I want to thank you for reading my plea.

Thank you!

jos


I joined this forum with hopes to find a used machine that some one would willingly donate.

[Bobshouse]

I'm completely lost with this thread.

Todzo, could you do me/us a big favor and go back to your first thread and repost them with the proper timeline of events during your life?

[Goofproof]

Concealed Carry is your friend. Bringing a knife to a gun fight, cures the knife users problems. I believe the third strike rule is the problem, a first strike rule would cure violent crime, no-one excuted for violent crime has ever hurt anyone else. It's a cure. Jim

[Todzo]

I'm completely lost with this thread.

Todzo, could you do me/us a big favor and go back to your first thread and repost them with the proper timeline of events during your life?

This thread became long enough I had to use the "Print View" button. Reading without all the distracting pictures is kind of nice too.

In my case I copy/paste the Print View pages into a text editor - move the text size up to 32 points (formatting issues for the PDF on my Kindle) and export as a PDF so I can read it on my old Kindle as I cycle at the Gym.

You do have to do it page by page (it was only 15 pages when I did this) but then the review can be done without all the distracting pictures and on a cycle or treadmill at the Gym.

HTH

[Sludge]

...a man robbed, beat, and stabbed me...

Yeah, I can see how that would happen.

Maybe he should have vetted the man more.

I had simply gone out to the AM/PM store some two blocks from my apartment for snack food. On the way back a man with a chef knife stopped near me and told me “ya gotta give me your money”. I did not respond. He started stabbing.

Say nothing, they stab you, say too much, they want to kill you...

Just can't win, can you?

[Sludge]

You need to get a life Todzo and stop interfering in our lives...

I believe this IS his life. Without this, there would be nothing.

[Sludge]

I give up, lack of common sense must also be a casualty of apnea. You can't fix stupid.

IMO, while both of those characteristics may be present, he struggles to find self-worth, but his fear of failure provides an insurmountable barrier. Consequently, the solution to any issue is to throw a Pity Party.