Welcome to part one of our two part series of “Don’t Sleep on Us” where Lilah presents some testimonies of two gals who suffer from a chronic and debilitating sleep disorder. Make sure to tune in for part two where Nicole covers the riveting mechanisms. Let’s jump right in! 

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Sources: 

YouTube: What Is Narcolepsy? – Harvard Medical School  

Science Direct: Publisher summary of the book Sleep Disorders Medicine - Basic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects by Sudhansu Chokroverty 

Research Report from Elsevier: REM-dreams recall in patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy by Michela Mazzetti, et. al.

YouTube: Diagnosing Narcolepsy – Harvard Medical School  

Podcast: Narcolepsy 360 with Claire Crisp EP: Shannon Burkoth  

Website: Know Narcolepsy   

Narcolepsy Network 

AMA Journal of Ethics: My Story – Living With Narcolepsy  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 

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