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Fell asleep early last night--around 8pm! Woke up at 10pm, went back to bed, and woke up again around 1am. Went back to sleep and slept until around 6am. Was cool this morning and I've been shaking some--also sleeping more. Went for a walk just before it started raining. Storm seems to have passed on through and it's warming some. I just got up from a nap and am trying to figure out what all of this napping is about.

Dreams last night in between the wakings. One dream involved lines of people who were slowly moving through an old house. We ended up at a sumptuous dinner buffet where we gathered food and ate. Another dream involved a character in a story who was narrating part of a story--in character. Seems that there were other dreams as well, but they got lost in the haze and maze.

From the middle of February to the middle of March, I had 7 to 10 clear days with minimum symptoms. For the past month, I've had nothing but symptoms--only a few short stretches when things were quiet--and sleep, a lot of sleep. I keep trying to go with the flow, but the flow keeps ending up with marathon sleep fests. I continue to eat during the times I'm not horizontal and that's about it. I make grocery runs, do a weekly laundry, and go to massage/chiropractor/treatment sessions, but little else. I manage to shave and shower every few days, when I get a waking period. Normally, I read before I go to sleep at night, but even that activity got truncated last night.

I feel relatively good when I'm awake (and asleep) for the most part--it's just that I can't seem to stay awake/alert during the afternoons. I feel the surge and get the urge to nap--and so far I've been doing that. I only have the stamina for doing short activities (shopping, making this post, and so forth) before I'm recalled to dreamland. If I don't nap, I don't feel good. Is a conundrum! Or something!

Well, it's about nap (or re-nap) time again! AD--after dinner, that is!