REM Runner Attends SLEEP 2012 Conference

I had the honor of attending SLEEP 2012 in Boston, MA last week. This conference brought together sleep doctors and researchers from around the world. I volunteered at Wake Up Narcolepsy’s exhibition hall booth. It was great to see familiar faces and meet many new people.  Narcolepsy was very well represented at SLEEP 2012 with…

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AWAKEN Survey Finds America’s Eyes Remain Shut to Narcolepsy

I’m pleased to share groundbreaking results of “AWAKEN,” a survey finding that only 50 Percent of Americans understand significant health impact of narcolepsy, and that many physicians are not comfortable diagnosing narcolepsy. Despite the serious nature of narcolepsy, Americans also misperceive its severity compared to other diseases of similar health concern or prevalence. The results were…

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Portsmouth Herald Features Julie Flygare’s Quest to Honor Father in Mt Washington Road Race

Today’s Portsmouth Herald features an article about my quest to honor my dad, Tom Flygare by running Mt Washington Road Race on Saturday while living with narcolepsy with cataplexy. Read: “Flygare to run Mt Washington race in honor of her dad,” by Charles McMahon, Portsmouth Herald, June 15, 2012. Please consider supporting my quest here. Packing for my…

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NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams Features Narcolepsy’s Role in Insomnia Drug Developement

An upcoming insomnia medication, Suvorexant developed from our understanding of narcolepsy. At the SLEEP 2012 Conference today, Merck announced results for additional clinical trials – indicating that the drug made people fall asleep 40 percent faster and sleep 40 percent longer than placebo. I wasn’t able to attend this conference session today. NBC’s Nightly News…

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Blindsided: Navigating Life’s Construction Zones

With one week until I take on “one of the most grueling road races in the world,”  I must admit, I entered this race blindly. My heart said “Yes!” before my body and brain weighed in. I wanted to honor my father on Father’s Day weekend. When I began training, I realized this mountain was a bit…

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Julie Flygare Gives Keynote Presentation to Southern Sleep Society

This spring, I was so honored to give the Keynote Presentation at the Southern Sleep Society’s 34th Annual Meeting’s Founders Awards Banquet in San Destin, FL.  The Southern Sleep Society is the oldest regional sleep society in America. Their 34th Annual Meeting attracted over two hundred participants including sleep doctors, researchers and technicians. As a…

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The Best & Worst of Climbing Mt Washington

There are many ways to climb Mount Washington.  Let’s start with the best:  #1. BY CAMEL:Meet Josh, the first Camel to reach the summit of Mt. Washington! On July 8, 2009, Josh and his entourage left the base at 3:00am to begin the 7.6-mile trek to the summit. Accompanying Josh were two horses named Kid and Mariah,…

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Quit It To Win It

I QUIT! In less than one mile. I felt more exhausted than after finishing the Boston Marathon. How could this be? I was scheduled for one of my hardest training workouts for MWRR, yet I was truly running on empty.   Oddly, this was not an episode of EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness) associated with narcolepsy, I’d…

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