“God is trying to turn me into the person my dog already thinks I am.” – Anonymous
By Danielle Brooks Dacula, GA As many of you know, when you have a......
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Voices of Narcolepsy is a series where we highlight stories of people with Narcolepsy.
A Mother’s Love- Raising a Son with Narcolepsy by Candace Dave
My son Jerren started showing signs of narcolepsy in 3rd grade but I believe......
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An 11-year-old writes…
School essay of Anna Tyler, age 11 East New Market, MD 10/20/2013 “Problems......
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At Last, Narcolepsy Doesn’t Define Me
THIS POST CONTAINS MENTIONS OF SUICIDE. If you have thoughts of hurting yourself or others,......
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August 1, 2013: The Day Everything Became Clear
By Mindy and Howard Manka Our son Parker was diagnosed with narcolepsy with mild......
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Ben Is One of the Lucky Ones
Guest Post By Kim Grady September 13, 2013 “Ben” is one of the “lucky”......
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Dozed and Confused: Tales from a Nutty, Narcoleptic Life, by Carl Kozlowski
I lost nearly two decades of my life to severe sleep disorders that rendered me......
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How I Work with Narcolepsy
By Hannah Naude Wake Up Narcolepsy asked to write another blog, updating everyone on my and......
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I Fall Down, by Frances Southwick
I’m a family medicine physician. At age 33, twenty years after my first episode of......
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I’m the Mom of a Teen with Narcolepsy
By Micki Larrabee Note: Read the blog by Micki’s daughter and PWN Kendra here.......
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Kady’s Daily Fight- My Daughter’s Life with Narcolepsy
Happy and carefree for most of her early years, Kady loved playing with her......
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LPGA’s Nicole Jeray on Living with Narcolepsy
For Nicole Jeray, being a professional golfer means hard work, determination and figuring out a......
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My Nashville Wake Up Call
Guest Blog By Danielle Brooks Dacula, GA I want to first thank Wake Up Narcolepsy......
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My Story, by Logan Hetland
Hi my name is Logan Hetland. I am 28 years old. I live on a......
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Narcolepsy Changes One Seven Year Old Boy’s Life Forever
Narcolepsy Hits Ben at age seven and drastically changes his life and his family’s......
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Narcolepsy Diagnosis Leads To Strength, Perseverance And Purpose
“Going Beyond The Impossibilities” by Ashley Deneen “ASHLEY GET UP! BABY PLEASE GET OFF THE......
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No Rest for the UnWicked
I have a theory that the plot of Sleeping Beauty was based, in large......
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Noah’s Journey
It has been over two and a half years since the Diagnosis. In April......
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Our Narcolepsy Journey
Voices of Narcolepsy Guest Post by Claire Crisp When our third child was born at......
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Saving My Marriage from Narcolepsy
Guest Post by Hannah Naude This time last year I was preparing to marry the......
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Sleep’s Choice: Living with Narcolepsy’s Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
By Julie Flygare Every day, at least once, but usually twice, my head gets heavy,......
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Swimmer Doesn’t Let Narcolepsy Slow Her Down
Danielle Brooks sleeps in the car during the 25-minute drive to swim practice. Her mom......
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