Posts Tagged ‘Health’
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 MoreNarcolepsy Awareness Video 3: Communicating Invisible Symptoms
Narcolepsy symptoms are very real, but often invisible to outsiders. I’m thrilled to release my third narcolepsy awareness video, sharing a personal story of communicating with my loved ones about invisible symptoms. The interview was recorded a few weeks ago hence the same outfit from my intro video. To my lovely ladies: Lexie, Phoebe, Melissa and…
Read More“The Moment I Knew I Needed More Sleep…” In Response to Arianna Huffington’s Post
Arianna Huffington is my hero. In a recent post, she shared the story of the moment she realized she needed more sleep and asked, “What was the moment you knew you needed to get more sleep? I want to hear your story.” Here’s mine: “The moment I knew I needed more sleep was when I woke up…
Read MoreNarcolepsy… What’s that?
When I tell people I have narcolepsy, I generally get the same response: “So you can fall asleep in the middle of a conversation?” For the record, I’ve fallen asleep in a lot of strange places but I’m fairly certain I’ve never fallen asleep in the middle of a conversation. (Correct me if I’m wrong!) However, in all…
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