“I’ve heard that sometimes a version of you must die before another more enlightened version can be born. I think that’s true after watching the corpse of myself walk around.” InspirationalEnlightenmentAwakeningMemoirAwakeEnlightenedWaking UpEnlightenNarcolepsy Book:Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir Source: Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir
“Perhaps there are some decisions that are beyond thought, beyond logic, beyond science, and beyond health. Decisions that others can't help us make; things we must do for ourselves because if we don't, we'd only be cheating ourselves. There would always be complications and failures. I could have sat around thinking about the "what ifs" and "maybes". Or, I could've stood up, started running and watched what happened. I chose to run.” AwarenessMemoirNarcolepsySleep Disorder Book:Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir Source: Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir
“Normally, it takes people about 60 to 90 minutes to reach REM sleep, so they wouldn’t enter this stage during a 20 minute nap. People with narcolepsy often enter REM sleep soon after falling asleep. If a person enters REM sleep in two or more of the five naps in eight minutes or less during the study, it’s highly suggestive of narcolepsy.” ScienceSleepDreamsMemoirDreamingSleepingNarcolepsyRem Sleep Book:Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir Source: Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir
“I didn’t want to upset my loved ones, but I couldn’t carry this alone.” FriendshipSupportHealthBurdenAloneSupportiveNarcolepsySupportive QuotesSupportersSupport Group Book:Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir Source: Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir