No more bruised ribs, no more excuses!

Clive Graham retired as the Principal of a school last year. Retirement came with the conditioned mindset that old age was setting in. He believed that feeling tired through the day was an inevitable outcome of aging. After he was diagnosed with sleep apnoea, Clive discovered things could be different, and with the AutoSet Spirit life gets better at 60...


Clive Graham

On aging and tiredness...

There were some days I’d wake up tired and basically put it down to "Oh God! I must be getting old! Because it occurred at the same time as retirement, I think suddenly the age factor becomes a very convenient excuse."

On the AutoSet Spirit — no more excuses!

"One of the biggest assets of this machine is that it actually adjusts to the pressure you need, not to the pre-decided pressure like other machines ... I wake up feeling much better and I certainly don’t feel as tired... And if you’re not feeling tired and lazy, you feel more inclined to go out and do things. I no longer make excuses for getting tired."

On bruised ribs from his wife’s elbow...

"My wife would be aware that she’d taken two or three or four breaths and that I hadn’t taken one. And she really started to get concerned...

Well, I don’t get any sharp elbows in my ribs anymore. That’s probably the biggest asset of this machine! My wife likes the AutoSet Spirit...it relieved the anxiety level for her."

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