@Dutchy,
Well Duchy -per your sleep question: Reason 1 - It's one of the few times during any 24 hour period when I am not experiencing much pain caused by my severe rheumatoid arthritis & Reason 2 - I have a far more fascinating dream life than my "real" life which now is severely limited in comparison to what I used to love doing (mountain hiking, biking, camping, whitewater rafting, canoeing & while on that topic, section 4 of the Chatooga River was my all time favorite) AND I was once upon a time ABLE to do all these things before being crippled with this disease. Because I have had RA since I was 7 or 8 yrs old I truly AM very grateful for all of the good years I DID have, but it hurts when you have to hang such good times up.