Woman, sleeps for 59 DAYS

because of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ disorder

young woman suffers with an incredibly rare disorder that causes her to sleep continuously for days and sometimes months on end.

Last year Imaarl Duprey, 23, slept almost continuously for 59 days and behaved as if she was a small child during the episode. She suffers from Kleine Levin Syndrome (KLS) - ddubbed Sleeping Beauty Syndrome - which can cause her to become incredibly drowsy without o warning.

Imaarl, a fashion worker from Lewisham, London, is left in a dream- like trance or acts erratically during the few hours when her family wakes her to ensure she eats, drinks and uses the bathroom.

She relies on round the clock care and assistance from her mum Kerry Griffiths, 46 and sister Shahnequa Duprey, 21.

‘It’s had a really big impact on me and my family,’ Imaarl said. ‘In the early days of having KLS my mum thought I could be having a breakdown - I thought the same. I need constant supervision.

‘The condition has become a punishment for them, as well as me. I don’t know how I’d cope without them.

Imaarls first developed the condition in 2008. She was 18-years- old when she slept for 10- days after a family party.

WHAT IS KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME?

Kleine- Levin Syndrome is a neurological condition that starts during adolescence, and sometimes begins after an infection or illness.

During her time at university Imaarl would suffer from extreme tiredness. She missed deadlines and had to leave classes because she was exhausted ‘One day I came out of a class at university and I