Christine Donaghy Describes living with narcolepsy to the Irish News

Christine is one of an estimated 100 people in Northern Ireland who suffer from narcolepsy.

Christine speaks with the Irish News about the impact narcolepsy has had on her life, and her long path to eventual diagnosis.

Christine still struggles daily with her condition, but after her long journey to diagnosis, she is sharing her story to raise awareness of the condition and help others.

Read the full interview here.

““The hardest thing about living with narcolepsy is the impact on your mental health. This varies from the hallucinations you experience and really thinking someone is trying to strangle you in your sleep to feeling like a failure for not being able to complete a task because you’re too tired.””
— Christine Donaghy
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