The woman who slept her life away
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It’s called narcolepsy. I actually worked with someone like that. She used to fall to sleep during work, during lectures, whilst travelling etc. In and out of sleep all day. She eventually was diagnosed and treated with serotonin, melatonin treatment. She eventually graduated as a Biomedical Scientist. I remember her because she was one of my students. Understanding has moved on, thank God.
Yes, my daughter went to high school with a girl who has narcolepsy, she would fall asleep in class, but still hear everything that was going on. She would never go into REM, which would explain the lack of dreams like this woman.
I think this girl's condition was way past narcolepsy.
@@barbarascotto3873 It called a coma on my block. See you later Barbs.
@@barbarascotto3873 Or a very rare and serious form of it.
it call nap I take alot of nap the only way I stay up is playing games ( Playstation )
No, never would consider my child being displayed in a rare freak show. Good judgment on her mother's part. Stay safe Lamont.🥰
It was good money for a poor family- actually, the “freaks” were rich instantly!
😂🤣 Displaying my own mother 👩...I don't care👊🏿🤫THANK U
Back then they touching so nope for me.
Nasty hands all over my kid
@@selassiecru8667 The way prices are now I display my who family.
@@gladysstancil6740 facts...but I still selling mine😅🤣😂
I wouldn’t display my child even if I needed the money no way. Thanks for sharing Lamont 👍👊🇬🇧🇺🇸
A friend's aunt had this - it was called "Encephalitis lethargica"
- and no, if one of my children had this dreadful disease they would stay with me !
It’s called Narcolepsy.
@@Harley08 there are other Sleeping illnesses besides Narcolepsy
@@madmike131369 They’re all different than this one.
@@Harley08 that is what I was about to post, there is also another sleep sickness caused by the tse tse fly, not sure if the symptoms were the same or not but I knew a man that had the sleep sickness.
Same as the condition the patients had in the film ‘Awakenings’ with Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. They still don’t know what caused it and how this virus could be treated if it appeared again.
Her life basically ended at age eight.
Sad thing is. For me. Someone who suffers from depression. This sounds wonderful
I suffer from depression too and my weekend days are just like hers. I can sleep the whole day away. I take medication to sleep at night as I will wake up throughout the night if I didn’t. That’s why my comment was would happily do it myself! Depression sucks!
I know what you mean!
I think that this is the pity party 🥳
You three understand this we all have to overcome something. But it's your party and you can cry if you want to
@@kevinbrooks1104 Yeah. You’re right. Thinking like that. Is what prevents me from going to deep into despair. It’s what keeps me sane
I thought the exact same thing just reading the thumb nail. Thank you for having the courage to say it ☺️
Lamont you always amaze me the interesting stories you find to share with us! Thank you. Hats off to the mother for sayin NO to the circus.
At least GOD was on her side. Perhaps she's in heaven singing with the angels.
@@jimbo43ohara51 Her name was "GOD"sey!
What an incredible story! If not for you Lamont, I would not have been informed about this. Keep up the great work.
Me too! I immediately Google got more on this story .
Severe case of narcolepsy. And hell nah, I wouldn't let my child be subjected to the circus! I've had 2 children, both grown, but I lost my daughter in 2016 at the age of 33. So I know for sure I wouldn't do that, and I was a single mother and times were hard back then.
I’m sorry for your loss! $1000 a week was phenomenal pay back then. But I’m sure that at the circus, with no protector, bad things would have happened to her. Lamont did talk about pervs.
Wow. It must have been heartbreaking for her parents. Props to her mom for refusing to sell her daughter to a freak show.
No way would I allow my child to be in freak show.
Methinks she more than likely would have lived an even shorter life if she had been on tour with P.T. Barnum. Just my gut feeling about it. At least she had someone to rely to.
Agreed. I would not exploit my child like that.
Sell? No, it was a job offer that would have paid around 20,000(in today's money) a week. It's a good deal for people that otherwise wouldn't be able to get a job.
@@julosx I thought that too. Imagine the other folk moving her from place to place. There would have been some pervert(s) that were ready to rape her.
@@Doug_M the mother said no for good reason Doug, they wouldn't have taken care of her, she would have been put in danger. It is selling if it's without the daughters consent. I think people that can say "hell yeah l would definitely give her to the circus 🎪" are idiots who don't actually parent any children themselves 🤣🤣🤣.
Wow $1000 a week back in 1870 was equivalent to $22,000 today. But I understand family is priceless. The mother made the right decision.
There is a syndrome called "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" or the proper name of Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS). Its where the person can sleep for hours on end (about 20 or so hours). It is extremely rare disorder. Although its more common in males, females can have the disorder too.
I don’t know if i could put my child out to be looked at like that. Such a sad story.
Definitely an interesting story Lamont. I,ve never heard of a person having such a condition in my life. Especially, sleeping for years. What kind of life did she have? May she R.I.P. Poor girl!❤
Even though she had a rare medical condition that caused her to sleep her life away! At least sleeping is so peaceful! I'm sure if all she did was sleep for all of those years, that's the true definition of Rest In Peace! Interesting story!
Wow, what an unusual case!! Thanks for telling the story Lamont! Great job as always!
Such a sad but somehow heartwarming story. I’m so glad her Mum didn’t sell her to Barnum. I’d like to think she was protected and cared for at home. RIP Susan and your amazing Mum.
I saw a video about the Black Plague, and some people suffered from “sleeping sickness” later on. It was described much like this. I would be too afraid of someone harming my child in that situation, I couldn’t do it.
She's a angel 😇 I love the way the sun beam. Comes down on her headstone rip
I remember watching a show a few years back about a teenage girl in the U.K. who slept all the time and only woke-up long enough to eat and use the bathroom.
Lamont some of the places that you visit are so beautiful to me you bring interesting content I learn something new every time I watch, thank you so much you are naturally the best storyteller.
What’s going on You Tube? 👋🏼 Lamont never forgets to say that. Makes it seem like we’re all buddy’s here. Love it. What a strange story. Poor thing. R.I.P. 😔🕊
I heard him say it.
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Thanks for sharing this story, Lamont.
May she Rest In Peace 💖🙏🏽
I'm a retired nurse, this is what I think- I think they inadvertently discovered without realizing it at the time that this child had an untreatable type of seizure disorder that showed up after she was accidentally overdosed with whatever subatance they gave her, or the substance was possibly the CAUSE of the seizure disorder and that the seizure disorder either mimicked or evolved into a form of narcolepsy. There was definitely narcolepsy at hand. In Victorian times her condition would have been shameful and they would have protected her and kept her out of sight. Women were only of worth when they became married and had children back then. Her narcolepsy would have prevented her from doing noble work as a nurse or a school teacher even if she chose to not marry. I also suspect the parents didn't want her to become a sideshow simply because her condition was really hit and miss and not as consistent as the papers would lead it to be. I also speculate her early death was simply due to the untreated seizure disorder, unless the narcolepsy caused her some sort of a physical fatal head or internal injury.
Fascinating stuff! Luv your videos!
I was thinking it sounded kind of like a seizure disorder too.
What a great story and she was very beautiful. As far as putting her on display for money, I'd say no to that because she wasn't a freak.
N0 she wasn't a freak, but the disorder she had was rare. She was one of a kind, back then, that is.
My answer my heart says no but my bank account says yes. As always Lamont thank you for sharing this with us and for telling these peoples story. Be safe out there.
My ex girlfriend's father had this.
I remember being on a plane with him. He said he was nervous about flying.
He was asleep before the plane took off.
Lol x
First of all, no I would not have my child be a freak show. Second of all, it sounds like she sustained some form of brain damage when the doctor gave her the chloroform or whatever it was. They should have sued him. She may have developed a form of narcolepsy as a result. RIP to Susan and her mom.
Narcolepsy would be my guess.
Narcolepsy was my first thought. Then I had another thought. “Sleeping sickness”!! I thought there was a condition that was caused by the bite of some sort of fly or mosquito.
I wondered why the “doctor” used “chloroform”?? Chloroform I thought was used in surgery or dentistry to put a person to sleep. Odd.
Medicine was so just in its infancy back in that time. Medicine has advanced so much since the 1800s.
That’s what a lady that lived behind us in CA said her daughter had … still did and was in an institution
- the girl was nine at the time and this was in the 50’s! First time I have ever heard of it!
What's up Lamont🙂 I know exactly where Union City, TN is located. I attended UT- Martin in Martin, TN, which isn't far from Union City. ( There's an old cemetery around Martin where victims of a yellow fever outbreak were buried, might be interesting to check out if you are ever that way again.) Sounds like the gal had a rare neurological disorder. Good on her mom for not selling out. As for what I would do, times are getting tough now, sooo😊 RIP 💝💐
Thanks Lamont, that is one crazy story!!! Be safe my friend! 🫶😚
Great Mom. I would never do that.
I barely slept 4 hours last night. I wish I could sleep my life away right now 😴😴😴😴😴😴
Me too
@Deborah Isaacs @Chris Boyer there’s a rise in sleep difficulties or sleep disorders, of late
If the sleeper agreed to make $1000 a week for sleeping why not, as long as mom could chaparone.
Thanks for sharing this interesting story with us . It’s just sad that this young lady slept her life away .
I live in Tennessee, has a whole lot of stories here.....I had heard of this, nice old cemetary....you take care of yourself, thanks for every video you do. Love ya like a son.
I live here to but never heard of this one.
I live in TN too!
No way, I would never ever make money off one of my children being displayed like a side show freak. Good on her Momma for protecting her daughter.
No that's my child not a side show. That's a wild story. Thank you for telling it to us.
I would most likely made an agreement IF I could travel with her. Then use the money to see DR's to help her. I couldn't imagine doing it if I could not be with her. Just imagine her waking up and not knowing where or why she was there, (if she was alone)
Also, imagine if you weren't there, and some perv took advantage of her.
I have always said that we really don't know what we would have done in a situation until we are actually in that situation, what ever that situation would be. I could say no way would I put my child on display, but I really don't know what I would have done. We are quick to judge people, but we really don't know what we would do until it (what ever it may be)happens to us.
hi lamont, this story is fascinating. thank you for sharing it with us.
Hell yeah, I’d display my kid, he wouldn’t know.
You are my favorite TH-camr such an inspiration 💛💛💛 I have learned a lot and I really enjoy your content have a blessed day
This story made me laugh (not at the deceased) but because if my family saw this they would have said that's me in another life!!! 😂🤣🤣, I sleep a lot! always have from being in my 30's, It's just got worse over time. I went to the docs about it and I was aneamic after having bloods done but I surely haven't had it all that time ?! 🤔. I can fall asleep anywhere and I can dream straight away too!!. Anyway thanks Lamont love from the UK x
Yeah but Narcolepsy is not napping it's a disorder that disrupts your whole life. My neighbours child developed it after the Swine flu vax, it is so bad she has to cross the road with him incase he starts to drop off as he's walking. She took the HSE to court and won his case.
I would never display my child. Can you imagine the possible trauma she could go through everytime she woke up in a strange place with people she didn't know gawking at her. Horrible absolutely horrible!
This is about an hour from me but never heard of this story. Ty for sharing!
Thank you for the story, Lamont. I bet Susan was a real beauty. Back in those days, it would have been difficult to tell a true doctor from a quack. PT Barnum...of all the nerve!
While you are in Missouri, you need to check out the Dance Hall Explosion! It happened in West Plains, Mo. They even have a mass grave for all the people that they found. Very interesting story!
I have narcolepsy but I function well with treatment. I feel sad when people had conditions that they didn't know how to treat back in the day.
You research and cover the most interesting stories, Lamont . Thanks for following up on this one. This may have been correctly diagnosed today but I really don't know what course of treatment would "cure" it. Sleep disorders are still puzzling even today. And no, I wouldn't put my daughter up in a traveling freak show even though PT Barnum was so well known. Maybe if I could and would be allowed to travel with her, to collect that money toward a hoped for future " cure". Just imagine as you yourself pointed out how this would attract exploitive and perverted people, who have always been around . As someone pointed out, suppose she woke up while she was on display ? It's a dreadful thought.
There was a girl, a young woman, named Karen Quinlan who went into a coma and I don't think she ever woke up. I think she was 18 at the time and she was in her 30s when she passed----
This was in the early 1970s---
I've heard of this medical problem before. They have medication to slow it down but they can't stop it or cure it.
Narcolepsy is what I’m thinking.
@@laurajoanides1063 I'm not sure Laura. Lamont said a quack doctor gave Susan something......it sounds more like brain damage. I think her problem was made severe by the stuff she got from quack doctor
@@T5-635 I did hear him say that. But why did the quack doctor give her the medication to begin with. Did I miss the reasoning behind it. I’ll just watch it again and see if I can catch it. However narcolepsy can be very different in individuals. The reason I caught that part because some people do have seizures before drifting back off and some just actually collapse.I’m not saying you’re wrong I just have to figure out if I missed something. Thank you Teresa🙂
@@laurajoanides1063 Laura...they used to go to quack doctors because it was cheaper.. .l think. You have a point. It sounds like a complicated illness. I bet professors would be deeply interested. Thank you ....l'm going to try and do some research on it.. Thanks cause you have me really thinking.
@@T5-635let me know what you find out and I will do the same.
No way I would do that to my child yes it’s a lot of money but isn’t loving your child better than money no matter how much money you don’t have or not Family is everything
I would ask my child if she was willing to do it for a certain amount of time so that she could have me around 24/7 to take care of her instead of having to go to work and leave her alone. If she was okay with it, I would agree to a certain time frame and I would require that I be with her the entire time she was with them.
Thanks so much Lamont! I enjoy watching your videos so much- you do a fantastic job!
Thank you Lamont , for this story. You do have a way of finding the most unknown stories! Keep it up.
Thank you for sharing this story with us!
Interesting story, that ray of sunshine throughout is really nice too
Lamont, thank you for yet another excellent video of ordinary American people who lived an extraordinary life in extraordinary circumstances, the Italian American story involving the Mafia, that black boy who was brutally murdered by a gang of men who came over to the kid's grandfather's home in the early hours of the morning, to kidnap and torture and brutally murder him for something that he and his friends did when they went to the shop owned by the wife of one of the murderers, to name just a couple of those stories that I have recently watched on your TH-cam channels. thank you 🤗 I wouldn't put my child on a stage for no amount of money, life is precious and has a value greater than any riches of this world could ever offer me. Despite life being tough on occasions.
Definitely NOT because I could not be there to watch them and there are too many untrustworthy humans. I would NOT exploit my children for money unless their life depended on it and I needed money for food or a life saving operation for them.
Very intriguing story and was glad to hear Lamont's voice to narrate the story.
Well done Sir! Another great video! Much love from New Jersey!
So interesting 🤔. I wonder how this.could happen? Sleeping all the time and you wake up and get convulsions.. could it be epilepsy?. Wow may she rest in peace. So sad.
I haven't heard of this. Just a wild story. And I'm not surprised Barnum wanted to exploit her, that's just trifling.
My daughter tends to sleep a lot too. In her case I thinks that's her way of escaping escaping her unsatisfactory life.
I used to be like that for years, when I was depressed. As I got older and became a mother, I didn’t have time to sleep, now I don’t want to waste any of my life sleeping too much
Thanks Lamont for sharing this unusual story. Never heard of it either.
I worked in a care home and one of the residents had narcolepsy and catalepsy and she fell asleep anywhere and everywhere
I would accept the circus offer, and as we would be traveling I would contact doctors in the different cities.
I don't think I could do it. My kids are too precious to display them like animals at a zoo
I learn so much from you and your adventures. Great job man thanks a million👍👍👍👍👍
You were just a few hours away from us! If I had known, and could have made it down, I would have hugged you!
ETA: I thought it was closer than I realized, but still, welcome to TN!
Lamont those are interesting Head Markers at that Cemetery. Thank you again for taking those of us that cannot travel in your Beautiful Road Cemetery Trips! You’re the Best Lamont! 🌺
Dude when I read your Headline I was wow we had a sleeping beauty where I grew up. Lo and behold I begin watching and you are in my neck of the woods. Great job Lamont!
Thank you Lamont.
if I could stay with my kid while they were traveling around I would dam sure do it for $25,000 a week. in a heart beat 💓 I know my son would be like where do I sign up? 😂
She Needed that OG Cush. Rest in Power Sleeping Beauty. ❤️
No I know wouldn't be cause it's my child that was sick and I wanted to find some doctor could have helped her to save her life. She wasn't placed on this Earth to be a model. I would not display her like that
Ahhhhh I’m in nashville and your here on my birthday!!! Love your videos!
Thanks for sharing Lamont. So sad how her life ended. I wish they could have figured out what was wrong with her. I am not saying for this to happen but I think if they exhumed her body and there was still DNA left. They would probably find an answer to what it was. Rest In Peace.
You are a content beast! Love your work, maybe even your biggest fan.
I watch multipal times a day thanks and give a thumbs up everytime.
There’s a family friend that had that N . He be talking n fall asleep. Amazingly ... he continued on with his original conversation. He had his license taken away. We lived in a small town, so everyone knew him by sight. So ... he’d walk to visit friends n along the way he’d stop at peoples front edge lawn n fall asleep. Everyone took care of him.. they would offer water or coffee or food n even put an umbrella for him. Long story short... it lasted 12-14 years only. He got use to walking n decided he didn’t want to drive. His 60 yrs old now n mows lawns. Sweet man . God Bless Him. 🙏
N NO I WOULD NOT PUT MY CHILD AS A FREAK SHOW.
This is an illness.
Thank you Lamont for your traveling n capturing these interesting true stories 🙏.
GOD BLESS YOU ♥️🙏♥️
Always great videos Lamont
An amazing story Lamont , will always be my favorite You Tube Channel ( God bless you always.🙏
Fascinating story, thanks for sharing.
Thanks lamont for another great explore 👌 loved it take care my friend much love from England 🇬🇧❤ 🇬🇧 ❤
Another stellar video! Keep em coming you rock
Awesome work sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I wouldn't not even for gold....Family is precious 💙
Kudos Lamont for another intresting story. Glad her mom said no to the circus. Who in their right mom would want their daughter being a side show. Safe travels sir.
I really enjoy watching your videos, thanks! Stay Safe and God Bless!!!!
GOD BLESS ❣ U R BADASS!! THANK U 4 SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE U CONSUME/ SO APPRECIATED ❣ LUV FROM FLAG, AZ. ❣❣
Thanks for telling this story. It goes to show that you don't know what someone is going through. Chances are some people labeled her as lazy.
Wow fascinating story Lamont
Thanks for sharing your honest opinion! I sadly don’t know if I would
Awesome story brother thankyou for sharing this...
I don't have children but if I did no way would I allow that
Just of curiosity how did the Dr's or whoever pronounced her how did they know if she was sleeping or dead? And no I wouldn't put my child up for display no matter how much money I have all I'm taking with me when I die is a shovel of dirt. Take care Lamont and may sleeping beauty still be sleeping in heaven.❤🙏
Sylvia No heartbeat hon
Breathing
Good grief. I don't know which is worse, the question or how many likes it got.
@@thebewitchinghour831 I was asking that question because during that time there were alot of misdiagnosed patients who were buried alive and they died from trying to scratch or claw themselves out of the coffin. Sorry I didn't intend for it to be a stupid question. God bless you ❤
A sleeping person has a heart beat. A dead person does not.
25k-30k a week!!? Shoot I'm already thinking up merchandise ideas! Let's go!!
Thanks for this story
Enjoyed your commentary as ever