Reply to Thread New Thread |
03-31-2006, 04:51 AM | #1 |
|
font size="2"bA former chef who cooks chips and omelettes in his
sleep has spoken of his desperation to find a cure before he sets his house on fire.b fontp font size="2"Rab Wood, from Glenrothes in Fife, is worried that he could burn his house down during his sleepwalking sessions. fontpp font size="2"The 55-year-old, who has been sleepwalking since he was 14 years old, said it is making his life a misery. fontpp font size="2"His wife Eleanor said she is constantly alert at night with worry about what her husband is going to do next. !-- E SF -- fontpp font size="2"It has been estimated that between two and 4% of adults in the UK sleepwalk. Experts at the Edinburgh Sleep Centre have said that if both parents sleepwalk then their children have a 60% chance of inheriting the disorder. fontpp font size="2"Children with one parent who sleepwalks have a 45% chance of it running in their genes while there is a 22% chance if neither parent sleepwalks. fontpp font size="2"Mr Wood said the problem almost led him to his death while on holiday. fontpp font size="2"He said: "I have had a near miss, I was on holiday in Spain and I was nine floors up in a hotel. fontpp font size="2" !-- S IBOX --!-- E IBOX -- fontpp font size="2""During the night I got up and started sleepwalking before trying to climb over the balcony. fontpp font size="2""Just as I got my leg over the banister my wife pulled me back. fontpp font size="2""My wife says she used to be able to sleep on a bed of nails but since she married me she can't sleep very well, she's got to be alert all night. fontpp font size="2""I can put chip pans on, I put all the lights on during the night and the TV up loud and this is all in my sleep." fontpp font size="2"The former chef said he can also rustle up omelettes "to perfection". fontpp font size="2""My wife says I should plug the Hoover in when I'm sleepwalking and do the housework." fontp |
|
03-31-2006, 07:33 AM | #2 |
|
|
|
Reply to Thread New Thread |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|