Full of energy through the second childhood!
Sleep apnoea does not prevent Fred McKenzie from living life to the fullest. Work, holidays, friends, hobbies....this 63 year old enjoys it all, using the AutoSet Spirit™ every night. His wife helped detect his apnoea and is also quite involved in the treatment.
On day-to-day life...
“I’ve felt far better waking up in the morning, waiting to face a new day, play bridge...whatever! I’m very rarely tired. And because you’re feeling well, everything goes fine. Energy levels are good. I’m always looking for something to do! I collect Morris Garage miniatures. I play bridge three days a week. I go in and help my son in the Smash Repairs workshop. My wife’s into collecting and repairing dolls, so I get to repair all the dolls! We’re in our second childhood, you know!”
On the AutoSet Spirit...
“The AutoSet Spirit can cut in and give you the amount of air you need. Varying pressure is great. When you have to get up through the night (to visit the bathroom or whatever)...just breathe into the machine – it starts to work again. Since I’ve had the new Spirit, I’ve got a humidifier and the dry mucus I had in my throat is gone. It’s a quieter machine so my wife likes it better too. I like the automatic features. I like the read-out at the end when you get up in the morning.”
On sleeping & travelling more comfortably... Jill McKenzie has her say
“I sleep much better now with him and it’s better with the new machine because earlier, he used to breathe all this cold air and I was holding the blanket over my face, especially in the winter. I like a bit of fresh air myself you know!
The other good point is that it’s compact. We’d gone for a holiday and of course it was good to take the machine.”