Narcolepsy: Titled

             Narcolepsy is a chronic sleeping disorder with no sure cause.
             The main characteristic is excessive and over daytime sleepiness,
             even after a good nights rest. A person with narcolepsy will usually
             be very drowsy or fall asleep, particularly at unappropriate times and
             places. Daytime attacks may or may not occur withouth any warning
             (This is a personal account of someone with Narcolepsy that i
             found on the Science News website) My problems started in the fall
             of 1954 when football practice began just before school started. I
             would be so exhausted after practice that I could barely make it
             home. Upon doing so I would lay down on the floor and go to sleep.
             I knew that something was seriously wrong with me and there
             wasn't anyway that I could play football. The previous year I was a
             starter on the varsity team. The next ten years were very difficult for
             me. Doctor after doctor made diagnoses that were wrong. People
             around you think that you are lazy, sleep all the time, you have no
             interest in anything and worst of all, you begin to think you are
             worthless and lazy. During this ten years, I have had sleep attacks
             while driving a car. When I would awaken, I would have traveled 20
             or 30 miles and not remember a thing. I have gone to sleep on my
             feet while working and standing still. I would go to the bathroom
             just to be able to close my eyes for a short period of time. I would
             use cigarettes as a timer. You can light a cigarette and slide it
             between your fingers down toward your palm, different lengths to
             adjust the time. When the cigarette burns down toward your fingers
             How I found out what was wrong with me! There was an article
             in a magazine which came with the Sunday paper. When I read the
             article, I immediately knew that i had found the
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