Many of my colleagues at school subscribe to the following axiom, “Never make major life decisions in February.” The logic is fairly simple. As an educator (particularly in Minnesota), no month of the school year is more difficult than February. Cabin fever is settling in completely – both for adults and students – as your [...]
I continue to cling to the hope that some day I will once again find a routine or pattern for my daily life. Sadly, I also realize that my dream seems to becoming more and more of a fantasy. For the life of me, I cannot establish any level of normalcy in my life. Although [...]
Somehow, I have managed to let another month pass without posting. Writing about this crazy condition is vitally important to me, but the “basics” of my life have felt horribly overwhelming. I also think that either my narcolepsy is intensifying, or my amphetamine is diminishing in its impact. of course, there is actually no way [...]
On the whole, today has been great, but as was the case on the way down to Tennessee, narcolepsy did choose some choice moments to rear its ugly head. In an attempt to create a smooth departure this morning, we all packed last night. Ironically, that effort paid off for us (those things usually backfire [...]
Seven weeks ago, I got a letter from my sleep doctor’s office. Bluntly, it told me I better get in to see him, or they would stop filling my prescriptions. I called immediately, and today was the earliest appointment available. Given the tone of the letter, I checked if an appointment today would suffice. The [...]
Today is Father’s Day, and yet the only real emotion I have managed is frustrated anger. We went to a Minnesota Twins game last night to see an old friend. The game was good, except that the Twins lost, but we got home late. Because I had food at the game past 8 p.m., I [...]
Somehow, it is still May. Although I have not written for weeks, it feels like it has been a year. While I know that I have managed life, work, home, and health reasonably well, I am frustrated that I have not found time for me. I need to blog. I need to exercise. I need [...]
I know I need to stop harping on the rapidity of my daily life, but somehow the first half of October simply disappeared. Amid the Narcolepsy Network conference, crazy days at work, two injuries for my daughter, a week long school trip for my daughter, and construction on my house, I literally turned around and [...]
I was supposed to go to the zoo today. I was supposed to enjoy the day with my wife, my daughter and my sister-in-law. Instead, I spent it on the couch, under a blanket, with my temperature slightly elevated. Even more annoying is that I am positive that today’s health woe is directly [...]
I wish I knew how to surf. If I did, I could honestly say, “narcolepsy is like riding a big wave – you know you are going to crash eventually, it just depends on how much it will hurt this time.” Sadly, I don’t surf so I have no idea how accurate that statement is. [...]