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Woman who falls asleep when she laughs due to rare condition almost died swimming

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The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxBella Kilmartin’s rare medical condition sends her to sleep when she laughs.She has nodded off in nightclubs and almost drowned in a swimming pool.Bella said: “I lose control of all of my muscles, but only when I laugh.“My knees go weak, my head droops.

I’m conscious and aware and able to hear everything that is going on, but I just can’t move my body at all.”The 24-year-old was diagnosed with narcolepsy when she was a teenager after falling asleep in exams.She also suffers from a linked condition called cataplexy – sudden muscle weakness triggered by strong emotions, in Bella’s case laughing.She said: “There have been many times that.

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