Boy who can't sleep

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15 years ago

Oh my goodness, I don't know how these parents have survived.

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vicki_lv_nv
15 years ago
Oh my heck! I can only imagine what life for that family is like. I hope the surgery is successful.
bettyswwa
15 years ago
Oh joy! A 3 yo that is always cranky from lack of sleep. And all that hitting. My heart goes out to his parents. They have endured 3 years of this.
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nicole_ont
15 years ago
Awww. I nearly cried watching that. Poor little guy - he's never known, in his whole life, what it is to have a good night's sleep. I can't imagine! No wonder he's always cranky and irritable. I sure hope, for his sake and his poor parents', that this surgery does the trick. :(
orie
15 years ago
We know someone whose 5 yr. old son has this condition. They have never mentioned any lack of sleep but the kid does need a good dose of discipline! He's disobedient, kept throwing rocks at us, hitting mom, yelling profanities... it was horrific. I don't believe that his behavior is all from lack of sleep.... Maybe the little guy in the video is... but not our friend's son!
carla35
15 years ago
orie,
If your friend's child has Chiari Malformation I doubt disciplinary problems are their biggest concern or even remotely their fault or in their control.
Jodi_SoCal
15 years ago
This boy who can't sleep story has really intrigued me. I have always had little need for sleep and regularily go to bed between 1am and 2am (sometimes later), getting up for work at 6am or 6:30am. I too have Chiari Malformation.

I realize my four to five hours of sleep per night is much different from no sleep at all but it has always puzzled me how I could do it night after night. My Chiari is not a severe form of the malformation but I have to wonder now if the two things are indeed related.

Jodi-

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