Your article brought to mind how this affects me. I’m a firefighter, so prone to sleep deprivation. I have noticed that when sleep patterns are repeatedly interrupted by emergency calls, I tend to be more susceptible to illness. This is anecdotal but seems to hold true for my colleagues and me.
Ryan Smith Forest Grove, Ore.
I shouldn’t worry too much about adults, who should have enough sense to recognize their body’s needs.
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