Narcolepsy 36011 Mar 2021

Narcolepsy 360: Travis Pavlicek

Travis Pavlicek is a husband, father of three and his son Cruz is a child with narcolepsy.

In this episode, Travis shares how the onset of Cruz's narcolepsy symptoms escalated within a span of 3 weeks. He details how his family struggled to find a doctor who knew what was going on with Cruz until finally they drove through the night to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and got a consultation from Dr. Kotagal.

Travis also shares how the diagnosis of narcolepsy type 1 affected the entire family. Claire and Travis reflect on the co-morbid and behavior issues that arise for children with narcolepsy. Also how while establishing accommodations for CWN there is a lot of education involved to help administration and teachers understand narcolepsy.

Travis really advocates for parents with CWN to connect with other parents on Facebook groups, to read about children and adult experiences, and be honest with your immediate community. Finally, Travis shares how WUN's Narcolepsy Family Camp had a profound effect on Cruz.

You can follow Travis on Instagram @travispavlicek and on Facebook @travis.pavlicek .

Here are some Facebook groups that Travis recommends: Narcolepsy Support Group, Wake Up Narcolepsy, Parents of Children with Narcolepsy, XYREM/XYWAV Support Group, Project Sleep, Narcolepsy Network, More Than Tired and Know Narcolepsy.

You can follow Wake Up Narcolepsy at @narcolepsy_360 on Instagram, @wakeupnarcolepsy on Instagram and Facebook and @wakenarcolepsy on Twitter. Let us know your thoughts about this episode by using the hashtag #narcolepsy360 and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

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