I recently learned that a large portion of narcoleptics are triggered by acute stresses: anger, fright, even humor. Stage performance would probably be on the 'maybe not' list for such persons.
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 2:37 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > When I saw the video, the first thing I thought of is narcolepsy. People > with narcolepsy fall asleep during the most inopportune times, like crossing > the street or shopping for groceries, etc. The friends & family of the > narcoleptic expect them to nodd off at any time and know that any efforts to > awaken them are futile. If this young man is narcoleptic, that would explain > why his section mates seemed to ignore him and make no efforts to awaken > him, only paying close enough attention to keep his horn from falling to the > floor. If he is narcoleptic, it actually shows good stage presence for his > section mates to minimize the impact of his seizure. Some narcoleptics are > fortunate to find an activity such as dance or music that is engaging enough > to keep them awake, but it doesn't always work. ~~Valerie > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get life insurance quotes from top companies. Click Now. > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsHFB8rVjjAo5JRKDSd9JrsGy5vmkOiQHtfSZG2L5RMacKFb8YUtjy/ > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jesse.windels%40gmail.com > -- Jesse Windels _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
