Posts Tagged ‘awareness’
Raising Narcolepsy Awareness at UCLA Medical School
Last Friday, Jan. 31, I shared my inspirational narcolepsy story at UCLA Medical School. In one hour, we laughed, cried and changed perceptions about narcolepsy in future doctors. The medical students had recently studied narcolepsy in their curriculum – briefly learning the symptoms and watching a few YouTube videos. I was honored to add my patient…
Read MoreMeet Me at the Lincoln Memorial: National Sleep Walk on March 3 2013
In honor of National Sleep Awareness Week, join me for the 3rd Annual National Sleep Walk in Washington DC! Celebrating sleep health & sleep disorder awareness When: Sunday March 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Where: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Steps, National Mall, Washington DC (view google map) Who: Free for all who register online. (First 100 registrants receive t-shirt!) What to bring: Walking shoes &…
Read MoreREM 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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