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#SleepIn2020 Deadline TODAY for T-Shirts
Project Sleep’s SIXTH annual “Sleep In” will take place on March 13-15, 2020, but today, Feb. 18th is the deadline to order your official shirts. Please support our shirt fundraiser here. Get shirts for the whole fam! Honestly, I get compliments and questions about my Sleep In t-shirts every time I wear one.…
Read MoreIt’s Almost World Narcolepsy Day, Are You Ready?
The week leading up to World Narcolepsy Day has quickly become one of the most surreal weeks of my life! I’m already speechless seeing the photos, articles, videos and radio segments from around the globe honoring World Narcolepsy Day. World Narcolepsy Day Activities: I will travel to Vancouver, Canada tomorrow to celebrate World Narcolepsy Day…
Read MoreSpeaking at the Sweet Dreams and Nightmares Sleep Symposium in Tallahassee
Last month, I had the honor of giving two presentations to allied health care professionals including physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, social work experts, and sleep technologists at the Sweet Dreams & Nightmares Sleep Symposium presented by Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare and the Florida Medical Association. With the west coast to east coast time change, the…
Read MoreSpeaking about Narcolepsy at Sleep Symposium
On Saturday, March 25, I was honored to give my narcolepsy presentation at Hoag Health’s Sleep Symposium in Irvine, CA. Because I work full-time with a long commute, I got home fairly late on Friday night and started counting backward from when I was supposed to be in Irvine on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. The…
Read MoreHear My Narcolepsy Presentation this Saturday in Irvine, CA
I’m so excited to give my narcolepsy presentation this Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Hoag Neurosciences Institute’s Sleep Symposium in Irvine, CA. The event is FREE and open to the public, register here to save your spot! The event kicks of at 9:00 a.m. in the Hoag Hospital Irvine Auditorium. I speak from 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. and I’ll be…
Read MoreLifting Weights and Each Others’ Spirits While Living with Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
One of the best parts of the Griffith Park Trial Marathon took place about 10 days BEFORE the race. Arriving home from work one night around 8:00 p.m., I was totally drained and wanted to call it a night, but I had to go running. Ugh. I’d run over 270 miles in four months, and only had…
Read MoreWeekend Plans? Sleep In to Raise Awareness!
After running Griffith Park Trail Marathon last weekend, I couldn’t be any more excited for Sleep In 2017 (#SleepIn2017) this weekend! Please join me by staying in bed for 12-48 hours to raise awareness about sleep health and sleep disorders. Yep, you heard me right… The challenge is to REST and SLEEP. Register here and invite your friends and family to…
Read MoreWhat is my secret? Am I a “typical” person with narcolepsy?
I received the following comment on my recent blog post and wanted to respond here. ************ Dear N. Leptic, Thank you for taking an interest in learning more about my experience with narcolepsy. First of all, I am so sorry to hear about your challenging experience with narcolepsy. It sounds like you are facing some very real and significant…
Read More“I Have Narcolepsy. Do You?” on Sleep Success Summit
This Monday, August 8, my presentation, “I Have Narcolepsy. Do You?” will air to tens of thousands of online viewers as part of the Sleep Success Summit. Register for free today. The Sleep Success Summit is a free online event (August 8-15), featuring over 30 experts discussing a wide range of sleep health and sleep disorder topics. With tens of thousands of viewers expected…
Read MoreNarcolepsy Presentations at UCLA Med School 2015 – “A learning experience for both medical students and seasoned physicians.”
On Sept. 1 – 3, I had the extraordinary opportunity to speak at UCLA Medical school three nights in a row, sharing my inspiring narcolepsy journey with 120 first-year medical students and a dozen faculty members. The first-year students were just days into their medical education – energetic and eager to learn! I spoke as part of the students’ required…
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