To Lucy, Yes I sleep during the day, 5 hours is usually the max for me. I'm usually up at 3 am till 5 am or so then up at 7 am until noon. Those 5 hours in the am are the most productive part of the day for me mentally. So I try to take care of all my people business during that time. I rest from noon until 3 pm and I take a nap at around 3 pm until 5 pm Then I'm good for another 5 hours or so. I tried to push it for 8 or 12 hour and end up not being able to do anything for the next 2 or 3 days.

I learned when I was in TBi rehab that balance is the key. So I try to push it until I'm tried and then rest, if I don't then everything shuts down and I'm unable to do anything for the next 2 or 3 days or longer.

I'm currently doing some research on chronic fatigue,chronic pain and sleep disorder as all of these factors have a negative effect on the natural healing process of the brain. I've come to the conclusion for me that since the whole body was traumatized during the accident that there is some nerve damage that needs to be healed and it is the nerve damage that is causing the fatigue. If I try to push it to hard I end up re injuring myself and the healing process starts over again.

Take Care Jeff