Graduating Grade 8!

I'm so excited. It's the last day of school for the students in grade eight at Central Public School. OMG!

Tomorrow everyone I know in grade eight will be graduating by my side. We will be dressed up in our beautiful dresses, with our hair and makeup all done making us shine like the stars.

I will cherish these past 5 years at this school and hold them in my heart forever because they are a chapter of my life and every chapter must be remembered.

I can honestly say that I am sad to leave this school, knowing that I will be leaving my E.A. that I've known since grade 3 and all my friends that I've known since grade 4. The group of friends that I've made throughout my years at Central have become my chosen family. They were all so supportive about my medical condition and so kind to me all the time.

After the summer, we will be going into grade nine and starting a new chapter of our lives.

Sorry.... just letting this all sink in. Okay we're good. I am grateful that I could have known all the teachers and friends that have helped me reach this point. Since I am not going to the same high school as all my friends, that will probably result in the loss of contact between my friends and the making of new friends at the high school I'm going to.
 just because we are leaving this chapter, it doesn't mean that we can't revisit it in the future. Like people say,

How does Narcolepsy Affect Everyday Life?

Any normal person would just think what kind of difference does it make if you are a little more tired than others. Well...that's where they are wrong.

If you think it's just mere sleepiness, it's much more than that. In my case, if I don't have a nap everyday I start to become nauseated which is a result of being over tired.

First of all, if you have type 1 Narcolepsy you get a little gift called Cataplexy which seriously limits your ability to do and perform certain activities. Don't stop reading there, there's a lot more to learn about.

Speaking from personal experience, I understand how much narcolepsy can impact a person's life  and how it does. For me, I can't do certain things that my friends are certainly capable of doing, and without supervision. That includes swimming which can be very dangerous if unmedicated. If you can imagine, the cataplexy paralyzes your body but just because your body is paralyzed that doesn't mean that you stop breathing. Knowing this, your body paralyzes and you drown so, that can be a very dangerous sport for us narcoleptics.

My advice to those out there who don't have this medical condition is that you don't just see the disability; see the person behind the disability.