Bedtime Reads

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Waking Mathilda: A Memoir of Childhood Narcolepsy

by Claire Crisp

A native of England, Claire Crisp had it all—a strong marriage, three healthy children, and her own home in Bristol. Then Mathilda, the baby of the family, would receive a diagnosis that would change their lives forever. Diagnosed at age three as the world's then youngest child with narcolepsy, the joyful and energetic Mathilda rapidly dissolved into someone unrecognizable.

In this compelling narrative, Claire Crisp chronicles the fight for Mathilda's treatment. Leaving their family and country in England, the Crisps begin a new journey—one of faith, of loss, and of love as immigrants to the western shores of the United States.