WIDE AWAKE : The Boy Who COULDN'T SLEEP | Toddler Medical Mystery | ABC News
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Not long ago, saying goodnight to his mom and dad was nearly impossible for 3-year-old Rhett Lamb. In a case that baffled doctors, Rhett was awake nearly 24 hours a day.
"His body would give out but his mind wouldn't; he'd still be awake," said Rhett's mom, Shannon Lamb. "He'd still be alert. It was extremely scary."
One of the side effects of Rhett's lack of sleep was bad behavior.
"He was in a bad mood all the time," Lamb said. "He couldn't play, he didn't interact with other children. His frustration level was so high, and it just kept getting worse and worse and worse. He couldn't communicate with anyone. It was heartbreaking."
Rhett's temper got so bad he would hit his mother, even giving her black eyes.
"He would hit you, he would bite you, he would head butt you and anything else around him, and you didn't know from one minute to the next what was going to happen," she said.
Rhett's dad David Lamb said, "It was like he was losing his mind and there was nothing we could do to help him."
The Lambs, who live in St. Petersburg, Fla., arranged opposite work shifts so one of them could stay home and take care of Rhett.
"You get to the point where you can't function anymore and you can't think straight, and you get up in the morning and you take a shower to go to work and you drive to work and you're a robot," Shannon Lamb said. "You are an absolute robot. And then you dread coming home 'cause you know it's the same thing."
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he used to be like a shark.
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@Vladamireseximus Is your name Rhett?
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Gaara...
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nawhh he's so sweet at the end :)
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Happy dreams
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@khdude2000 First off he is just a baby hes not meaning to hurt any of them its just a disfunction in his brain and he couldnt think
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All retards are named "Rhett". I know a "Rhett" he is 20 and acts like a 2year old.
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masturbated ?
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*ninja
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ninga
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give him a joint of weed and he'll get the sleep he wants maybe a lot of sleep..
MrPunyeta69 1 month ago 44
dont blame the kid for hitting his mom! he probably had no sense at all i mean he had no sleep AT ALL. the poor guy needed some help thats all..
MissCherieB 3 weeks ago 13