
Imagine insomnia so bad that you are left delirious from exhaustion — and which never gets better until eventually you die. On tonight’s Something’s Killing Me, the deadly inherited sleep disorder Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) is examined in several specific cases. This rare disease can occur suddenly in the middle of a person’s life, preventing normal sleep which leads to a deterioration of mental function and loss of coordination. It causes bouts of paranoia and a sense of constantly being in a twilight dream-state with no relief. It’s a living nightmare for those afflicted — and worse still, the disease is...read more