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Woman, 24, who falls asleep when she laughs almost drowned while swimming

A WOMAN who falls asleep when she laughs almost drowned while swimming.

Bella Kilmartin, 24, has been diagnosed with narcolepsy, a rare medical condition that in her case, causes involuntary sleeping after laughing.

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Ms Kilmartin said: "I really struggled with my condition when it first started happening because it can be embarrassing.

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"You look strange, people don't know what is going on, and I've had people describe it as it looks like I'm having a fit, so they panic, but I am fine.

"I didn't know anybody with narcolepsy when I was diagnosed and reading about other people's experiences has really helped me so that's why I wanted to share my story."

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