Living with an Acquired Central Hypoventilation Syndrome

HYPOVENTILATION: I had a number of episodes before the age of 3 where I was described by my father as 'blueish'. At around 2-3 years old I was rescued from the bottom of swimming pools, once at the City Baths and rescued by two old women, once at a motel pool where I was rescued by my older brother. I was an extreme breath holder, able to go without breathing longer than any child I knew. In mid childhood I swam the 100 metres length of the Olympic pool at Preston Baths along the bottom. I came

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