Sleep: A Health Imperative. Congressional Briefing on the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan

On May 31, 2012, a Congressional Briefing of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan will take place at 2 p.m. in the U.S. Capitol Building. The Sleep Research Society in conjunction with Congressman Michael Honda organized this event. The Congressional Briefing is open to the public. Patients and interested parties are encouraged to attend. Details below. The…

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SLEEP WALK 2012 Video

Yes, we got our groove on during SLEEP WALK 2012! Check it out: Thank you, Ethan Crawford for creating this awesome video! Thank you, Suzworks‘ Suzannah Weiss and Sue Dambrauskas for getting the party started with Nia. More fun videos here. More about Wake Up Narcolepsy here.

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When Dreams Come True – SLEEP WALK 2012

    The week of SLEEP WALK 2012, I checked the weather obsessively like a bridezilla awaiting her wedding day.  Hosting a “rain or shine” event outdoors in March is precarious. It could snow; it could be summer. Arriving at the National Mall early Saturday morning – the sun was shining brightly, not a cloud in…

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Bring It On! We have Sleep Spirit – DO YOU?

Grab your glitter glue, bedazzlers, ribbons, and stickers – it’s time to make creative sleep/dream themed signage for the second annual SLEEP WALK (Saturday March 10, 2012 at 9am on the National Mall). My close friend and Nia instructor Sue hosted an informal sign-making party this past Sunday with myself, Sze-Ping and Kerry. It was…

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Happy Sleep Week!

I’m so excited National Sleep Awareness Week is here (March 4-11th)!  In preparation, I attended two sleep-related events last week on behalf of Wake Up Narcolepsy (WUN). NSART:On Thursday, I represented WUN at the National Sleep Awareness Roundtable (NSART). This was my second year attending this meeting.  NSART is a national coalition of government, professional, voluntary,…

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