“When Sleep Turns Into Tyrone Jenkins | My Sleep Apnea Story With Yahuah”
Faith meets health in my sleep apnea story. Discover Yahuah’s goodness, CPAP alternatives, and prayers for better sleep that bring real hope.
Yahuah is so good. He is good. He is the very definition of good. Honestly, it’s more accurate to say “good” is Yahuah. Anytime you describe goodness, you are really describing Him.
So here’s the deal. This is personal. It started as a journal entry, but I felt led to share it because Yahuah keeps amazing me. Sometimes I forget that He is ALL-MIGHTY. My prayer is simple: Please, Father, never let me forget how truly AWESOME You are.
My Sleep Apnea Story
For the past few months, I haven’t been sleeping that well. Which is wild, because right before that, I was sleeping great. I’m talking “fall asleep one way and wake up sideways across the bed” type of great. That deep, off-the-hook, body-resetting kind of sleep.
(Okay, okay… part of that was because I had some ORMUS. That stuff is magical. I ran out, and I need to get more. And yes, I know that wasn’t proper English. But you feel me.)
Lately though, sleep has been a struggle. And if you’ve ever dealt with sleep apnea struggles, you know how it can change your whole mood, your energy, even your spirit.
Learning From My Daughter
One day my daughter was telling me about something she learned in school. She kept saying “sleep… sleep…” but couldn’t remember the exact word. I already knew where she was going.
“Apnea? Sleep Apnea?” I asked.
Her eyes lit up. “YEAH, that’s it!”
What she didn’t know was that years ago I had gone through all the tests and evaluations. And yes… I had been diagnosed with sleep apnea. She reminded me that it messes with your rest, can lead to high blood pressure, even strokes. She said I should look into it again. Later that night, she texted me research she found on masks and treatments. That planted a seed.
Mama Juren’s Reminder
Then Mama Juren jumped in too. She sent me mouthpieces and other things that help reduce snoring.
Back when I was first tested, they discovered I was stopping breathing about 45 times a minute. The doctors put me on a CPAP mask. Let me tell you… it was horrible. Pure D horrible. If there’s a Hebrew word for horrible, that mask was it.
This was 20 years ago. I wore it for a few months, maybe even a year, but eventually gave up. My breathing at night was fine with it, but nothing else felt right. So I convinced myself I had “cured” my sleep apnea.
Twenty Years Later, Still Struggling With Sleep
Fast forward 20 years. I’m still struggling with sleep and probably stopping breathing 90 times a minute now. I can’t ignore it anymore.
I woke up one morning with the conviction that Yahuah was telling me to act. So I started researching again. Instead of the giant mask, I found something new… a device that just wraps around my nose. That’s what I’m going to try next.
If you’ve ever searched for CPAP alternatives or wondered if faith can carry you through health battles, this is me saying: yes, it can. Yahuah cares even about your rest.
Prayers for Better Sleep
Here’s where I need your help. Pray for me. Because when I don’t sleep, my light dims. I turn into a different person. My name isn’t Poetri anymore, it’s Tyrone. Tyrone Jenkins. Mean, mad, and sad for no reason.
Pray that I stay myself. Pray that I stay Poetri. I’d appreciate it more than you know.
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