youtube: The Man Who Never Slept

[8L4YN3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lry-RrvKwco&feature=related

This is part of a documentary called "Secrets of Sleep". It's a story about a man who has a rare gene which causes a condition known as Fatal familial insomnia.

From Wikipedia: Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a very rare autosomal dominant inherited prion disease of the brain. The dominant gene responsible has been found in just 50 families worldwide; if only one parent has the gene, the offspring have a 50% chance of inheriting it and developing the disease. The disease's genesis and the patient's progression into complete sleeplessness is untreatable, and ultimately fatal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia

The man in this documentary one day just couldn't fall asleep, after 6 months awake he died..

Interesting watch

 

[lostNfound]

How unfortunate, only 8 cases ever known to be reported in the world.
That would be frustrating never to be able to sleep.

 

[junctionalfunkie]

That would totally suck. I had chronic insomnia since childhood until acupuncture cured it in 2 weeks.

Kinda gives the lie to that scene in Fight Club where the doctor assures "Jack" that "No, you cannot die from insomnia."

 

[svvagger]

oh shit, thats crazy!

 

[8L4YN3]

^
Good contribution there einstein. Anywho y'all should watch the whole doco, fuck im like a documentary fucking junkie.

 

[Milenka]

not work youtube link!

 

[itsthinking]

^
Good contribution there einstein. Anywho y'all should watch the whole doco, fuck im like a documentary fucking junkie.

Now your just a fucking asshole. Eat my shit covered anal cavity. Jack off. Fuck Aussies.

 

[AmorRoark]

not work youtube link!

Somebody's handle needs to go to sleep... forever.

 

[AmorRoark]

^
Good contribution there einstein. Anywho y'all should watch the whole doco, fuck im like a documentary fucking junkie.

I kinda am too. Any recommendations on Netflix?

 

[quiet roar]

^^ Standing in the Shadows of Motown & 20 feet from Stardom are two ripper music docos.