The Story of My Life

Hi my name is Makenna Thomas and I'd like to share with you how I got Narcolepsy and Cataplexy and how much it has changed my life.

So first of all about 5-6 years ago I got a medical condition called Narcolepsy and what you need to know about Narcolepsy is it sometimes comes with a symptom called Cataplexy.

So right now I'm 11 years old with that condition Narcolepsy. I've had Narcolepsy for about 5-6 years like I said but I bet you're wondering how did I get this condition, well that's why I'm here to tell you the story of my life. So let's get straight to it.

I was 5 or 6 years old when my body came across a virus called pneumonia and this can cause A LOT of being uncomfortable trust me I know because I've had it remember. So at first I got a virus called pneumonia like we said. After that my body started to fight the pneumonia bugs that were running around my body causing lots and lots of trouble making me feel like crap, anyways so my white blood cells ( A.K.A the Police running around my body arresting bad guys) saw something in my brain that look like pneumonia so they destroyed it but it was actually the cell that controls when I sleep and that's how I got Narcolepsy. Oh ya the Cataplexy part was just luck; bad luck.

My life has changed a lot since I got Narcolepsy and Cataplexy but I have to remember that not all negative things come from Narcolepsy right? One of the positive things is that I get to sleep a lot more then other people. But maybe not because if you were me you wouldn't want to spend time sleeping when you could be playing with your friends or doing something that you want to do not something that you're forced to do.

I hope this blog post has taught you a little bit about Narcolepsy and Cataplexy and what I've been through with this condition and how grateful you should be that you don't have this condition. Bye