A 24-year-old personal trainer, from Oxford, falls asleep 15 times a day due to a rare form of narcolepsy which causes her to sleep no matter how much she avoids.
Watch the woman who falls asleep 15 times a day due to a rare form of narcolepsy
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Belle Hutt was diagnosed with the condition when she was 17 and she had to drop out of college due to this condition.
She is also unable to work a full-time job and people always assume that she is drunk whenever she falls asleep in public.
Belle’s condition is extremely rare and causes problems as she can’t even have lunch, dinner or breakfast without falling asleep.
She said: “Narcolepsy has changed my whole life. They say that people with narcolepsy feel as if a normal person was not to sleep for 48 hours and then just be put in a working day. That’s how I feel every single day.”
But, her boyfriend, Maikel Breukelman is always by her side. Belle says there are days when she gives up but her boyfriend, Maikel never gives up on her.
She told Barcroft TV: “Maikel is one of a kind in the way that he deals with what I’ve got. I couldn’t have got to where I am today without him. I mean, there are days when I still do give up.
Belle and Maikel met three years ago on a skiing holiday.
She said: “Maikel is originally from the Netherlands and so after a while, we decided to move to Amsterdam to be together full time. I was a little bit scared and nervous at first of making such a move with my condition. Especially moving away from my mother.”
“But Maikel has been a big part of making my life easier. I came here with no job, I just wanted to aim for something and create a better life and he’s been so supportive of that.”
Belle realised that when she was in the gym, doing running or high-intensity workouts, that’s when she felt most amazing and actually in control. So, she decided to become a personal trainer.
Belle is often mocked when she is out in public as people think she is drunk. She feels embarrassed and wants to raise awareness about the condition.
She has started a hashtag #energeticnarcoleptic on Instagram to meet people with narcolepsy and to raise awareness about the condition.
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