Posts Tagged ‘Sleep Advocacy’
Sleep Advocacy & Narcolepsy Awareness in Washington DC
“One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began…” — Mary Oliver, The Journey Ten years ago, I ended my silence. I started writing a memoir about narcolepsy and moved to DC to begin advocating. The last decade has been a whirlwind, the lowest of lows and highest of highs, and all…
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…
Read MoreShining Light on Sleep: Julie Flygare Represents Narcolepsy at Congressional Briefing
Room S115 of the U.S. Capitol quickly filled to capacity on Thursday May 31st at 2pm. It was a packed house with standing room only for the Congressional Briefing on the NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan. Congressional staffers, patient advocates and sleep researchers were all in attendance. The prestigous presenters outlined the significant health and…
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