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Meet Your Legislators this Summer to Advocate for Sleep

Join us for an important webinar on July 18th to advance sleep research and awareness.  Friends in the U.S.: Your Members of Congress will be home this August to hear from their constituents (that's YOU)! By visiting their local offices, you will open your representatives' eyes to sleep's insidious but powerful impact on daily living...
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Narcolepsy Forum Empowers Texas Community

On Saturday, June 15, 2019, over 90 people from across the state of Texas gathered in Austin for the Central Texas Narcolepsy Forum, co-hosted by Project Sleep and the Austin Narcolepsy Support Group. This unique one-day event aimed to empower the community with updates from the forefront of narcolepsy research, treatments, advocacy and awareness. Expert...
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Meet the 2019 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship Recipients

Project Sleep awards a record 18 scholarships in 2019 Project Sleep is thrilled to introduce the 18 recipients of the 2019 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship program. This is the largest class of recipients to date, with each student receiving $1,000 towards their college education. “This year’s recipients exemplify tenacity and self-awareness—life skills that will...
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How Lack of Sleep Affected My Daughter’s Mental Health

Guest Post by Anne Taylor RN, BSN Walking out of the pediatric sleep center with my 12-year-old, she was just diagnosed with narcolepsy without cataplexy, sleep apnea and periodic leg movement disorder, my world stood still and I needed fresh air. The years it took with multiple sleep tests, tonsil and adenoids surgery and more sleep…

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Cataplexy and CounterPlay: Why I Want to Play More

Guest Post by Lisa “So I read this thing about how needing to nap is a lot like needing to fart…” When Julie Flygare shared this brilliant and hilarious comparison at the dinner table, an overwhelming urge hit me. It wasn’t a fart, nor was it sleep – it was cataplexy. My body slumped into…

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Public Statement: Narcolepsy Portrayal in Film, Ode to Joy

Public Statement: Narcolepsy Portrayal in Film, Ode to Joy Los Angeles, CA, April 10, 2019 — Project Sleep would like to inform our supporters and the narcolepsy community that we are aware of Ode to Joy — an upcoming feature film depicting a main character portrayal of narcolepsy with cataplexy. The portrayal was inspired by a…

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Sleep In 2019: Record-Setting Slumber Party!

THANK YOU to all our participants and supporters who helped make the fifth annual Sleep In 2019 (#SleepIn2019) our best yet! Over the weekend of March 8-10, 2019, Project Sleep challenged individuals to stay in bed for 12-48 hours to raise critical awareness about sleep health and sleep disorders while also raising funds to support Project...
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Extraordinary Congressional Support for Pivotal Letter on Sleep Disorders Research & Sleep Awareness

Thanks to the sleep community and patient advocates across the country, a remarkable 31 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto a significant bipartisan letter on March 28, 2019 supporting sleep disorders research and sleep awareness. Importantly, 31 co-signers is considered a great success by sign-on letter standards, which is a strong testament to...
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Action Alert: Urge Your Representative to Join Pivotal Sleep Disorders Letter Today

Exciting News! Congressman Adam Schiff, a champion for the sleep disorders community, is leading a congressional sign on letter asking the Appropriations Committee to include recommendations that encourage additional research and public health activities focused on sleep disorders. (Each year, Congress crafts annuals spending bills that provide federal funding for medical research including sleep disorders research....
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