text:  Sleep apnea is a serious condition. And the worst part about it is, because it affects you while you're sleeping, you don't know what this condition is doing to you. And it was scary because I found out that I was waking up 145 times an hour. 145 times. I was scared. I wasn't getting the sleep I needed. And that's the thing. Someone like John wakes up after thinking he's slept all night and he's been feeling run down for years and finally finds out something really is wrong.