A woman says she's a real life Sleeping Beauty thanks to disorder which sees her nap up to 22 hours a day. Joanna Cox, 38, once slept for four days without waking up.
She was diagnosed after years of excessive sleeping and struggling to stay awake during the day. The rare condition leaves sufferers with extreme daytime sleepiness – often resulting struggles to wake-up and feeling "unrested" and "mentally foggy".
The sleep disorder means Joanna “never feels rested” and she will often sleep between 18 to 22 hours every day. Before her diagnosis Joanna found herself falling asleep in unusual places - including in a club during a night out and behind the wheel of a car.
