Narcolepsy

[Winkle]

Did anyone watch the programme on channel 5 last night about the poor guy who suffered from "Narcolepsy"? For anyone who dont no what Narcolepsy is. its a part of your upper thalmus(brain) that doesnt work propally resulting in instant sleep and the inability to stay awake. Apart from my missus diagnosing me with the same dissorder, just like S.B.H. thread last week, as awful as It seemed to this poor fella I could not help laughing.
He would be talking one minute then collapse like a pack of cards the next millisecond snoring his head off. When he went into his kitchen and placed his crash helmet on his head, I lost it.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Narcolepsy? isn't that when you drop halfway thr............

 

[Southminster_Shrimper]

There was a similar programme on a while back which featured a teenage girl with the same illness (could of been the same one, I didnt see last nights). She fell asleep while browsing in a clothes shop and disappeared into the racking.....I was in bits at that moment.

I think she was the one where it was worse if you made her laugh. Soon as she started laughing wallop and shes on the deck.

It is a most bizarre illness tho and must be horrible for the sufferer and their friends, relatives looking after them.

 

[OldBlueLady]

There was a similar programme on a while back which featured a teenage girl with the same illness (could of been the same one, I didnt see last nights). She fell asleep while browsing in a clothes shop and disappeared into the racking.....I was in bits at that moment.

I think she was the one where it was worse if you made her laugh. Soon as she started laughing wallop and shes on the deck.

It is a most bizarre illness tho and must be horrible for the sufferer and their friends, relatives looking after them.

Think I saw that one as well, wasn't there a bit where this middle aged couple were in their kitchen having a meal or something, and one of them goes while they're eating? The other one just calmly moved the plate out of the way so they didn't end up face down in it - quick reactions!

 

[Firestorm]

Think I saw that one as well, wasn't there a bit where this middle aged couple were in their kitchen having a meal or something, and one of them goes while they're eating? The other one just calmly moved the plate out of the way so they didn't end up face down in it - quick reactions!

That was the one where the local Narclepsy society had 4 minutes takers at each meeting so that any any given time one was awake !!

A terrible illness but jeez it was hysterical watching it

 

[OldBlueLady]

That was the one wher the local Narclepsy society had 4 minutes takers at each meeting so that any any given time was was awake !!

A terrible illness but jeez it was hysterical watching it

That's it! The idea of narcolepsy sufferers being minute takers was just hilarious in itself!

 

[sufcintheprem]

Perhaps a terrible illness but it would be hilarious even to you for a bit. I think it might have put paid to my snowboarding a little. Shimmying down a gladed run and then wallop your'e dead!

 

[ozzy-shrimper]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

 

[Southend_Lady]

I assume then that if you are a sufferer, you cant drive? Sounds pretty hilarious at first but god how awful must that be? The fact that you could seriously injure yourself at any moment is a scary thought.

 

[OldBlueLady]

I assume then that if you are a sufferer, you cant drive? Sounds pretty hilarious at first but god how awful must that be? The fact that you could seriously injure yourself at any moment is a scary thought.

Nor operate any machinery, it's like that thread the other day though, the one where you just can't help laughing.

 

[Nobby Snide]

believe me or not..i have it

 

[McNasty]

You can't beat the odd 40 wnks.

 

[MrB]

I suffer from this but only when I'm talking to Napster. Doctors can't work it out.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

You can't beat the odd 40 w@nks.

Dirty old git!!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

That was the one where the local Narclepsy society had 4 minutes takers at each meeting so that any any given time one was awake !!

A terrible illness but jeez it was hysterical watching it

I remember this from a year or so ago ... the minute taking was definately the highlight for me !!! :D:D:D