LPGA's Nicole Jeray shares life lessons on sleep disorder

  EACH YEAR WHEN WE “SPRING FORWARD” TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, A LOT OF US LOSE THAT PRECIOUS HOUR OF SLEEP.   BUT FOR SOME, EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS CAN BE A SIGN OF A SERIOUS NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER CALLED NARCOLEPSY.  AN ESTIMATED ONE IN EVERY TWO-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAS THE CONDITION, INCLUDING OUR GUEST.   PROFESSIONAL GOLFER NICOLE JERAY JOINS US NOW TO DISCUSS WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH AND MANAGE THIS CONDITION.    WHAT EXACTLY IS NARCOLEPSY?    WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF NARCOLEPSY AND WHICH ONES DID YOU EXPERIENCE?    HOW DID YOU EVENTUALLY GET DIAGNOSED?   WHAT HAS CHANGED NOW THAT YOU KNOW YOU HAVE NARCOLEPSY?    WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS? / WHERE CAN WE LEARN MORE ABOUT NARCOLEPSY?     Nicole Jeray is a professional golfer, playing on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour since 1994. An Illinois native, she attended Northern Illinois University (NIU), where she won eight titles while playing collegiate golf and the MVP award from 1989 – 1992. Nicole started playing golf at the age of 11, and in 1998 was the youngest person ever inducted into the NIU University Hall of Fame.   Nicole first started to experience narcolepsy-related symptoms in college. She struggled to stay awake during daytime hours and would fall asleep even while exercising. Nicole was diagnosed with narcolepsy in 1996 after a five-year journey of visiting doctors. She ultimately achieved her diagnosis after undergoing a sleep test.