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Reaffirming our commitment to social justice and sleep health equity.

In the past year since the unjust murder of George Floyd, alarming incidents of violence against Black people continue to highlight the deeply intrenched and systemic nature of racism, police brutality, and discrimination in America.       Today, Project Sleep continues to stand firmly in solidarity with our Black community members and in furtherance of our commitments…

A Poem for People with Narcolepsy by Arnaldo Hernandez

Project Sleep began celebrating our community’s poets and poetry during April’s National Poetry Month. Now we continue to share more amazing poems with you. Curated by Ana Lara. See Full Series Meet the Poet: “My name is Arnaldo Hernandez, and I live with my girlfriend of almost three years, Camille Cruz.  We are both from…

54 Members of Congress Co-Sign Bipartisan Sleep Letter

On April 26, 2021, an unprecedented 54 U.S. Representatives signed onto a bipartisan letter in support of critical sleep health and sleep disorders research and awareness. Fifty-four co-signers is considered a HUGE success by Congressional appropriations letter standards. This is also record-setting, as we had 31 co-signers in 2019 and 41 co-signers in 2020, and…

Iris Vasconcelos: National Poetry Month Part 6

April is National Poetry Month! Project Sleep is proud to highlight poets and poetry from our community throughout the month of April. Curated by Ana Lara. See Full SeriesMeet the Poet: Iris Vasconcelos, 31 years old, is Angolan/Portuguese and currently living in Portugal, and looking forward to moving back to Luanda, Angola (located in Southern…

Kara Sulzer: National Poetry Month Part 5

April is National Poetry Month! Project Sleep is proud to highlight poets and poetry from our community throughout the month of April. Curated by Ana Lara. See Full SeriesMeet the Poet: Kara Sulzer began having narcolepsy symptoms at the age of 16 and was diagnosed with type 1 narcolepsy when she was 20 years old.…

Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing Series: Meet Narcolepsy Blogger Iris!

It’s very important to me to share the little things about living with narcolepsy… those are the things that people will feel.” — Iris Vasconcelos, RVN Speaker Our Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing live broadcast series continued on April 25, 2021 with new storyteller Iris Vasconcelos! Iris joined us from Portugal to share her journey…

Christopher K: National Poetry Month Part 4

April is National Poetry Month! Project Sleep is proud to highlight poets and poetry from our community throughout the month of April. Curated by Ana Lara. See Full Series Meet the Poet: “My name is Christopher and I was diagnosed with type 2 narcolepsy a year into my university degree. I was depressed, and so…

Mikaylie Neptune: National Poetry Month Part 3

April is National Poetry Month! Project Sleep is proud to highlight poets and poetry from our community throughout the month of April. Curated by Ana Lara. See Full Series Meet the Poet: “My name is Mikaylie Neptune. I have lived in Austin, Texas my whole life and I’m currently a senior in high school. I…

Sleep In 2021 Made World Peace with Sleep

Project Sleep’s Sleep In 2021 (#SleepIn2021) brought the sleep community together online to honor our needs for rest and recovery. The seventh annual Sleep In event took place from March 12-14, 2021. Participants were encouraged to prioritize sleep, rest, and self care while fundraising for Project Sleep. During Sleep In 2021, over 160 participants raised…

Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing Series: Meet Alexa in Mexico!

We are used to seeing stories of perfect lives on Instagram or TikTok… I wondered, could I ever be ‘enough’ despite having narcolepsy?” — Alexa Cuevas, RVN Writer Our Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing live broadcast series continued on April 11, 2021 with new storyteller Alexa Cuevas! Alexa joined us from Mexico to share…