The Dangers of Sleep

Danger 1
I’ve had more trouble than usual waking up the past few weeks. One morning I was sitting up, considering what to wear, when a big red dog plummeted from the ceiling, hit the floor, then ran away. (Given that it was a dog, I assume my troublesome ‘Dog’ neuron is acting up again.)

It does make me wonder, was I asleep and dreaming that I was awake and sitting up, and then went with the more conventional “dogs-falling-out-of-the sky” dream, or was I awake and then fell all the way back in to REM sleep in a split second?

Danger 2
Gary had his yearly visit with his neurologist (we are a two neurologist family) and after the exam was completely done, the doctor said:

“So, Gary, looks like you’re doing great.”

“Terrific.”

“I’m not doing so well myself.”

The doctor went on to tell Gary that a few months ago, he had gone to sleep with a little sore on his leg, and woke up the next day with a gaping hole where the sore had been. He’d contracted flesh-eating bacteria, possibly in the hospital.

“This hospital?” I imagine Gary said. He may not have actually said it. He also may or may not have said, “Did you scrub this place down?”

The doctor did volunteer that he was not contagious. Evidently he was wearing some typeof pack that helped him rebuild his leg muscle. Possibly he never had flesh-eating bacteria, and he was just tired of people asking why he was wearing a little electronic pack.

I will be checking Gary for sores every few hours tonight.