Judy Ferguson

Picture this: 2 best friends living together in their mid-20s, in their dream household, with 2 adorable puppies. We go to cafés every weekend, go to dog parks, watch movies...

I am sure so many of us have experienced the ups and downs of working from home over the last 2 years. I remember when COVID-19 lockdowns first happened in...

This is a little reminder for myself and anyone else out there who may need it. You have narcolepsy – a chronic condition that causes sleepiness. This isn't your average...

You know when you think you have everything figured out, and then life throws you a curveball? Well, the last 18 months have been just one curveball after another for...

Medical trauma is real and can be incredibly distressing. For those of us with chronic illnesses like narcolepsy, medical offices tend to become our second home, and so we really...

You know those days where you feel like you are being tested by the universe? Anything and everything that could go wrong seems to be going wrong, and you are...

Let me start by saying, without the online narcolepsy community that I have found, I would not be where I am today. It is amazing that a bunch of people...

Earlier in my life, if someone had asked me if I considered myself to be a creative person, I would've quickly said no. I was the science and maths nerd...

At Narcolepsy.Sleep-Disorders.net, we are thankful for our amazing advocates who share their experiences of living with narcolepsy. In our advocate spotlight interview series, we get to know our advocates better...

I have always been the kind of person who puts myself last, who worries about everyone else's needs and wants before my own. But if narcolepsy has taught me one...

Have you ever had someone think you were being rude because you couldn't sit still or because you were constantly fidgeting? I know that feeling all too well! For years...

There is some debate as to whether narcolepsy is truly an invisible illness. I mean if you look close enough you can see the signs that someone is struggling with...

Such a simple question that we all ask our loved ones regularly. "How did you sleep?" Each morning when my partner wakes up, we will always ask each other this...

Looking back on the last 10 years of my life, there were definitely some red flags that should have led me to seek help for my sleepiness. My friends and...

Narcolepsy is notorious for being a difficult disorder to diagnose. It can take years for patients to be diagnosed, and they can often be misdiagnosed in the process! I want...

Imagine laying in your bed awake, but completely unable to move, or speak, while intruders approach your bedroom. You just lay there passively waiting for it to be over while...

Each day that I live with narcolepsy, I am learning how to better describe so many of the bizarre symptoms that I experience on a day to day basis. The...