Life Style Changes 2

Breakfast: Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. You should be eating fruits and veggies and maybe some dairy but probably NO CARBS for people with Narcolepsy but just in general it's still not a good idea to have them because it makes you tired.

Snack: Snack time is what holds you off until your next meal like lunch or supper. You shouldn't be having snacks constantly like every half an hour or so.

Lunch: Lunch is the 2nd most important meal of the day because whatever you eat for lunch keeps you going or doesn't. Lunch time should be around 11 am - 1 pm maybe 1:30 because if you have your lunch around 2 pm it's to close to suppertime you won't be hungry. Lunchtime should be made up of a few carbs and protein.


Supper: Suppertime is the last meal of the day for most people. For Supper you shouldn't eat a lot of whatever you're having because what usually happens is that you never burn off the calories you ate unlike lunchtime and breakfast because those are in the middle of the day. Supper should be made up of a few carbs, veggies, salad, and protein.


Dessert: Dessert is what you would call having your sweet treat for the day. Dessert is usually after supper not before. People sometimes have cookies, cake, ice cream, pies anything like that. There are tones of sweet treats out there but you still have to remember the consequences of what you ate and of how much you eat of it.


Bedtime: Most people don't have a bedtime snack but I do. My bedtime snack is usually fruit, veggies, dairy and NO CARBS.

It's the New Year!

It's  the New year, YAY! I'm so excited to start this new year off with a great start. It's almost time to go back to school with your friends. Today is the last day before school starts off again. Well I hope everyone out there had as much a GREAT Christmas as I did. Well go to go, see you when school has started again. Bye

Dreams do come true

Some people say that dreams never come true but in my mind you should never stop believing in yourself or your dreams. One day sooner or later that dream of yours will come true. Everyone has at least one dream and that one dream is like a special memory. In my mind we Narcolepsy people have a bit of a harder times trying to believe that dreams can come true. But other people might think differently because every dream takes a little or a lot effort to come true.

Falling Asleep

You know that feeling when you just start falling asleep, because I do? I fall asleep really easily, well probably because I've got Narcolepsy and that makes you very, very sleepy all the time. To tell you the truth I sometimes actually fall asleep in class shh don't tell anyone. I usually fall asleep in class when it's a boring subject mostly math but sometimes science and french class. But when it's a fun subject like ART and English it keeps me awake! Gym keeps me awake anyways even if I don't like it what we're going to do because I keep moving around and liking the subject Gym is just a bonus. Do you ever fall asleep when you're not supposed to because I kind of do, don't tell anyone?

Treatments for Narcolepsy

Unfortunately there is NO cure for Narcolepsy so that means once you get it there's no getting rid of it. I've had Narcolepsy for 5 or 6 whole years and I'm only 11 years old so I've practically gotten used to it. But you can't ignore the possibility that one day there could come out a cure for Narcolepsy but a cure doesn't completely stop Narcolepsy it just makes it easier to live with, I mean like you feel like you don't have it anymore but you still do. I'm not saying that a cure doesn't help Narcolepsy but I'm also saying it doesn't completely cure it either. Narcolepsy isn't as bad as some others medical conditions but it isn't the best either. If you have Narcolepsy you should be grateful that it's not anything worse. But for me in my opinion I would have had a better life then I'm having now but like I said once you gotten it there's no getting rid of it. I've lived with Narcolepsy for 5 or 6 whole years like I said but that doesn't mean that I was born with it, so I know what it's like to be completely normal and to have Narcolepsy so I kind of have both perspectives. I'm actually not sure if you can be born with Narcolepsy and or Cataplexy but I don't think you can. I hope someone out there will be able to find a cure for Narcolepsy one day. I hope that this has helped you understand Narcolepsy a bit better. Bye

Dangerous Situations

Dangerous situations can be much more dangerous for people with Narcolepsy and especially Cataplexy. I bet you're asking why is Dangerous situations much more dangerous for people with Narcolepsy and Cataplexy well that's why I'm here to tell you.

Some situations are more dangerous than others like driving a car is much more dangerous than falling and hurting yourself. I can't tell you which one is more dangerous because I'm only 11 years old so I haven't driven a car yet but I'm pretty sure that driving a car while sleeping is much more dangerous than falling down and hurting yourself but on the other hand falling is still a dangerous situation because if you fall from a high height it can be very dangerous but if you just fall down the stairs it's not more of an issue. But if you have Narcolepsy you can't let it keep you down ( do you get my pun) because you'll never enjoy the things you have in life. I've told you quite a few times that I'm 11 years old, right? Yep, so I'm 11 and not many people with Narcolepsy are kids it's mostly adults but that doesn't mean that there aren't any other kids with Narcolepsy and Cataplexy. I try my best to keep up my enthusiasm in my life and because I'm this young it's little tricky but I like I said I try my best. Remember it doesn't matter if you're young like me or older with Narcolepsy like some other people, you're right there aren't many people out there with Narcolepsy but if you just open your eyes and look around people with Narcolepsy can be all around you.

My Dad just left to go on a trip for work to Seattle!

So my dad just left to go to Seattle for 5 days because of a work thing, you know? Um anyways so I won't see him for 5 whole days can you believe that, I'm going to miss him so much just like everyone else in my family. What will we do when he's gone, I mean we'll be so board? Well, I know that I will miss him as much as everyone else in my family, well maybe except for my sister because she isn't very fond of my dad so I don't really know. This goes out to my Dad, I love you and care about you so much. I hope you'll come home sooner or later and give me a big hug and kiss. Bye, dad have fun!