Vanessa

Competition is an innate part of existing as human beings but can be generalized across anything living. Things that humans have built can be taken for granted based on the...

I’m annually reminded of how special my life has been on World Narcolepsy Day. This year has been exceptional, though, as I have hit a milestone birthday. Most people would...

This isn’t the first funeral nor the last one I have been to, but it seems one thing I have become more cognizant about is my legs. As I spent...

This month I celebrate my birthday, but not only do I celebrate the day my mother presented me to the world, it also brings me to a new level of...

Sometimes life feels like an endless repeat cycle that starts and ends at the same point. I can hear the little voice in my head tell me when I am...

A few weeks ago, my son was really tired even though he just woke up. I had fears that this was going to be a weekly function, but since he...

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 haven't been sleeping well. Just because my body tells me I am exhausted, doesn't mean I will fall asleep well or even quickly. Things often roll around in my...

I made one of the most difficult and heartbreaking decisions in my life: I euthanized my cat of almost 17 years. She had a fairly serious infection in her eye...

I’m pretty sure we all have those strange family stories that get passed down from generation to generation, but I often entertained people with the stories of my grandfather. My...