Episode 54. Narcolepsy with Julie Flygare – Author of Wide Wake and Dreaming

The Neurology Lounge di Ibrahim Imam

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I am joined in this exploration of narcolepsy by Julie Flygare, an internationally recognized patient-perspective leader, and an accomplished advocate, to discuss her patient perspective of the disease as narrated in her award-winning memoir, Wide Wake and Dreaming.

Julie has advanced her leadership in the sleep and healthcare space through speaking engagements, publications, earned media, collaborations, and advocacy and awareness initiatives.

Our conversation explored Julie’s onset of narcolepsy with excessive sleepiness long before she was diagnosed with narcolepsy after she developed cataplexy. She discussed her on-going struggles with the diverse symptoms of the disease, as well as here validating investigations, and indispensable medical treatments.

Our conversation also covered what her diagnosis has taught her regardi ... 

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