Proclamation List- Narcolepsy Awareness Day

By virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution of Virginia in the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, there is hereby officially recognized:

Narcolepsy Awareness Day

WHEREAS, narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain’s inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles; and

WHEREAS, narcolepsy affects an estimated one in every 2,000 Americans; and

WHEREAS, narcolepsy is an under-recognized and under-diagnosed condition; and

WHEREAS, the symptoms of narcolepsy, especially when undiagnosed, can lead to accidents, injuries, and problems with learning, and working; and

WHEREAS, narcolepsy has two types - Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1) and Type 2 (NT2), and most people with NT1 have cataplexy while most people with NT2 do not; and

WHEREAS, the most frequent symptom of both NT1 and NT2 is excessive daytime sleepiness; however, other symptoms of both types of narcolepsies may include disturbed nighttime sleep, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis; and

WHEREAS, narcolepsy affects people neurologically, socially, and emotionally; and

WHEREAS, narcolepsy affects people of all ages, with onset typically between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five; and

WHEREAS, “Suddenly Sleepy Saturday” was established in 2012 to generate public awareness of narcolepsy and falls each year on the day before Americans turn their clocks ahead one hour to begin Daylight Savings Time, leading even those without narcolepsy to experience some of narcolepsy's classic symptoms, such as excess daytime sleepiness;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Glenn Youngkin, do hereby recognize March 8, 2025, as NARCOLEPSY AWARENESS DAY in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all of our citizens.

Governor of Virginia

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