Anita Stone
November 30th, 2007
I know what it feels like to not want to get out of bed in the morning. When you are in so much pain as a result of many different illnesses, it’s difficult to want to get up in the morning and continue another day. My story is filled with many chapters of health problems, but thankfully because of my medications, I’ve been able to turn my challenges into happy and healthy endings… (more…)
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John Jones
October 26th, 2007
My story begins over three years ago. I woke up in morning of May 23, 2004, and headed to work to begin what I thought was another normal day. Halfway through the work day I could barely stay awake. I was also having trouble breathing. I told my boss and left work a bit worried about what was going on.The next day I went to the doctor and after performing some tests, he gave me some news I was not expecting. My life, as well as my family’s, really changed that day. (more…)
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Robin Haggard
September 28th, 2007
I’m an example of someone who had attained the career of her dreams. As a well-balanced, self-sufficient person, I had been driving tanker trucks for 15 years throughout the West. I had a perfect driving record in all those years and was in a job that I loved. But this all changed when I found out I had narcolepsy. Because of the nature of the disorder, commonly known as the “sleeping disease,” I lost my commercial driver’s license. Since then, I’ve had trouble finding a job in the industry I love, as not a lot of people want to hire someone with narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is somewhat of a misunderstood disease. While some people know it simply as the “sleeping disease,” I all too well know the details of this disabling phenomenon. It’s important to understand what people with narcolepsy go through every day to battle this illness. (more…)
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