Gabrielle Keith

Living with narcolepsy means sometimes I have to rest my eyes in inconvenient places. There are times when I can fight through the overwhelming urge to sleep, and I’m grateful...

The smell of turkey in the oven, the flickering of candlelight, the sound of family members catching up. It is that time of year again — the holiday season has...

A common misconception about narcolepsy is thinking we sleep fine at night. Many people believe that insomnia and narcolepsy are opposites, but that is far from the truth. I don’t...

World Narcolepsy Day is on September 22 each year. Several organizations hold events to celebrate this day of awareness. Project Sleep was the first organization that I heard about when...

My partner recently had a birthday, and in celebration of that, we decided to take a weekend trip with his parents. We got a cabin on the top of a...

Summertime and I have a love-hate relationship. Summer is the time for getting out and enjoying the warm sunshine. This is usually when families take a vacation and have new...

One year ago I went abroad for the first time in my life to visit my brother in Sweden. Due to COVID-19 restrictions still being rather tight, the plane was...

Have you ever had a poor night’s sleep and noticed how irritable you were the day after? Almost everyone has experienced firsthand how a sleepless night can cause short tempers...

It is interesting how being diagnosed with narcolepsy has significantly improved my GPA. I began my undergraduate career in 2013. I was a different person then — more physically active...

My partner and I were driving in the car when I turned to him and asked, "Am I a bad friend?" I began to share my thoughts about how living...

During college, I struggled with anxiety and depression. This was prior to my narcolepsy diagnosis, and at times I wonder if the things I was experiencing weren't just symptoms of...

I am proud to be a woman, and I am proud to be a woman with narcolepsy. Women are strong, independent, caring, and powerful. There are many women in my...

Healthy sleep habits are important for people with and without sleep disorders like narcolepsy; from waking up and going to sleep at the same time every day (including weekends!), to...

I met my boyfriend in high school. Honestly, I never really noticed him until my senior year. We were both in the marching band, and during water breaks, we would...

One of the more frustrating challenges of living with narcolepsy is the brain fog and memory issues. There are many times when my close family and friends retell stories that...

I have been a napper from as far back as I can remember. My mom has told me I would always fall asleep in my car seat as soon as...

Twice a year comes a time that I dread most: time change. Whether the clock moves forward or backward by an hour, I notice the effects almost immediately. My mood...