My narcolepsy nightmare: never fully awake, never fully asleep

At 21, Jenny Lee-Gilmore was diagnosed with narcolepsy. In Little Miss Sleepy, she explores what it's like to live with a neurological disorder that's misunderstood and often misdiagnosed. Ever since Jenny was a child, she's had vivid multi-sensory dreams. Upon being diagnosed with narcolepsy at 21, she discovered this was one of the symptoms of the condition.

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