A small triumph in the world of Narcolepsy...

Yesterday was a tough day. I must have had a bad nights sleep and Sean tells me that I woke him once with an hallucination I was having. For people with Narcolepsy, the amount of restful sleep at night is limited because we spend much more time in REM sleep. When I have a bad night's sleep, I mean that I feel extra tired and this could be contributed to having less than the usual amount of restful sleep, which is so important, because Narcoleptics are sleep deprived.

 But regardless, I triumphed, made the most of my day and got through it. I chose to write about yesterday because it was the first time I had a hard day, and it was one of the first times that I didn't let it depress me. Now I know people reading this might not be familiar with what a hard day is like for me so I will explain. Usually I wake up at 8am and have the best part of my day because its when I feel most awake. But yesterday, Sean came in around 10am and had to wake me (because I can't get too far off a schedule because its vital to my sleep hygiene). And let me tell you all, I was exhausted and felt like I could sleep for three days. But I got up, took a shower, took my medicine and am SO lucky because I have an amazing fiance that made me coffee while I was in the shower. I went through my day not allowing the tiredness get me down.

Later in the day Sean and I went to Walmart and I had to stay in the car to take a nap. When Sean got back, he brought me flowers :)

The flowers gave me the little push I really needed to not let the rough day get me down. We came back to the apartment, had dinner together, I took some more medicine and I went upstairs to watch a movie with Katie (the landlord).

Yesterday was important to me because previously days like yesterday would put me in a bad mood because I was depressed that I was so tired and trying to make it through the day. I would usually be upset that I didn't feel "normal" and was weighed down by Narcolepsy. But yesterday, with the help of the most understanding and loving Fiance, I made it through the day with happiness.

It truly was a small triumph in the world of Narcolepsy.