CPAPs and Falls

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Hi all -

I have a CPAP with a humidifier, but I'm wondering if I can bypass that one and

just use the humidifier on the O2 concnetrator???  And FYI, there is a CPAP

'mask' that is made for people who sleep on their sides...it is a small 'bar'

made of a very soft plastic-sort of material that allows it to move from

side-to-side w/o dislocating the nose-piece.  It has been great for me.

And about those nasty spills, Joyce and Beverly...I guess my Mom didn't name me

Grace for a reason...I have bad vision (legally blind w/o my glasses...little to

no depth perception) and recently, I've become more 'wobbly'.  When I lived in

NC, we had an alarm system on the house, and it came with one of the small

'fob-controller' you can put in a pocket or on a ribbon or leather piece around

your neck.  I had a bad spill going outside to let the dogs out...I was alone at

the time, and it had snowed and melted and then iced again (I'm not used to cold

weather :<)  Well I fell hard and knocked the breath out of myself, had a bunch

of bruises and sore places...and DIDN'T have my alarm on me.  Then, after I was

diagnosed w/Severe Osteoporisis last year, I've been as careful as I can be.  I

now live in northern CA and need to get one of those that you can subscribe to

for about $30/mo.

Cheers to all -

Joan M, in N. Calif.

Diab2 96, GERD 96, CAD 97, Glaucoma 04, CKD3 05, Osteoporosis 08, PF 08

" life is not about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance

in the rain "