Rebecca’s Story of Living with Narcolepsy and Sleep Apnea
“I was trying to [manage nutrition and exercise], but again, doing that while managing my sleep, and working, and living my life, it was all so much. It felt unattainable.” – Rebecca
Stuck in the Mind’s Eye (and Ear) – Brenda’s Story of Sleep Paralysis
“I knew I was in my bed, but I was receiving some messages without sensing or hearing them – like telepathy. I had visions without seeing anything and heard messages without sound.” – Brenda
Sarah, a Physician’s Story of Narcolepsy
“I wanted to bring this to their attention to protect other students with chronic health conditions from harmful attitudes. Instead, they made me feel like I was being oversensitive and dramatic.” – Sarah
“This Is a Problem That Can End Your Life”: Reg’s 50-Year Journey with Sleep Apnea
“Like all good men in their 40s and 50s, [the attitude is], ‘well that’s nice to know… but it’s not causing me too many problems. I’ll buy it, but I won’t use it’.” – Reg
Guillaume’s Experience with Sleep-Related Painful Erections (SRPEs): A Rare and Debilitating Parasomnia
Reducing isolation starts with naming the condition. One of the goals of our group is to say: ‘you are not alone’ – Guillaume
L’expérience de Guillaume avec les érections nocturnes douloureuses : une parasomnie rare et débilitante
“La réduction de l’isolement commence en nommant le syndrome. L’un des objectifs de notre groupe est de dire : ‘vous n’êtes pas seul’” – Guillaume
Sleep as a Rare Commodity, or the Ups and Downs of Marie’s Postmenopause
“The lack of sleep significantly affects my vitality, my concentration and my memory.” – Marie, A 54-year-old woman in postmenopause
Le sommeil comme denrée rare ou les aléas de la postménopause de Marie
“Le manque de sommeil affecte significativement ma vitalité, ma concentration et ma mémoire.” – Marie, une femme de 54 ans en postménopause
Mary’s Sleep on Menopause – It Is Hot!
“I would wake up hot, hot, hot! I would take the sheets off and then fall back to sleep and then wake up three seconds later and put the sheets back on.” -Mary
Le sommeil de Mary pendant la ménopause – il fait chaud!
« Je me réveillais et j’avais chaud, chaud, chaud! Je tassais les couvertures et je me rendormais, puis je me réveillais à nouveau trois secondes plus tard et je remettais les couvertures. » – Mary