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Death Notice: Merlyn Olson
Merlyn Olson, 98, of Claremont passed away May 21, 2012 at Golden Living Center, Groton. Services are pending with Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton.
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The Prairie Doc -
Sleep Apnea
There is an old German folk tale about Ondine, a beautiful young water nymph who fell in love with a handsome mortal. Her lover promised, "My every waking breath is a testimony of my love," and
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yet later Ondine discovered the mortal to be unfaithful. Her father, the nymph king, then placed a curse on the fickle lover making his breathing a conscious and not automatic process. Thus, if the mortal should fall asleep, he would forget to breath. Eventually Ondine's cursed lover succumbed to complete exhaustion, fell asleep, and died.
The name "Ondine's Curse" was first used in 1962 to describe three brain surgery patients who died resulting from the loss of the autonomic drive to breath during sleep. The name subsequently came to be used to describe a rare congenital syndrome in babies with a similar inadequate breathing drive. More recently experts advise the name Ondine's Curse be dropped since the word "curse" implies wrongdoing and guilt to the parents of these unfortunate babies.
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