What’s Sleep Got to Do With It?
For most of my life, I actively ignored sleep to get the most out of my "life." I ...
Read More Under Dark Ominous Clouds
After a week of vibrant summer-like weather here in DC, the weekend arrived, and with it, a bubble ...
Read More Something Worth Fighting For
I must admit that yesterday, for the first time, this experience brought me to tears. I’m usually incredibly ...
Read More I think I’ll go to Boston…
With 43 days until the marathon, I traveled to Boston this past weekend for the Wake Up Narcolepsy ...
Read More These Hips Don’t Lie
If you happen to be in the Dupont Circle area this afternoon, you might have seen the REM ...
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As fast as a Kenyan…
Some of you might remember my “rivalry” with the Kenyans for Boston 2010 (I wrote about the rivalry here). Thank ...
Read More Running into Narcolepsy (Part II)
(Note to reader: This is a continuation of my last blog post. To read Part I, click here.) ...
Read More Running into Narcolepsy (Part I)
On July 10th, 2007, I entered my school’s health services with "runners' knee" and exited with narcolepsy. This is the ...
Read More Why Not Today.
I was looking forward to my 3 mile run today, as these shorter runs have become a comforting and ...
Read More Snowmageddon
When I decided to move from Boston to Washington DC, one of the first things everyone said was, "Hot summers in ...
Read More Welcome!
I am a narcolepsy advocate, speaker, and the award-winning author of Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy. Living in Los Angeles and serving as President & CEO of Project Sleep, I love opening people's hearts and minds to the real narcolepsy, a neurological disorder affecting 3 million people worldwide. Thanks for stopping by!
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