Shadab is a friend whom I have known for several years now. He was one of the first people who came to mind when I started working with Share Your Sleep Story, and luckily enough, he was enthusiastic to tell me more about his experiences with sleep. DEALING WITH SLEEP PARALYSIS One night in 2015,…
Sleep Apnea
If you’ve followed Share Your Sleep Story for some time, you may already have an idea of the struggle that living with narcolepsy represents. Even for those of us who don’t have it, the ever-growing demands of everyday life are enough to leave us feeling like there aren’t enough hours in a day to get…
When asked what the word ‘sleep’ brings to mind, Reg offers words like ‘quiet’, ‘peaceful’, and ‘rejuvenation’. Yet, for much of his life, his sleep was the opposite. It was a decades-long struggle marked by silence, choking, and a danger that went unnamed and untreated until a terrifying moment on a busy freeway. This is…