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[sleepywriter]

I know this type of occurrance is not a new thing to anyone here....but I have to share this with people that will know why I'm so angry right now....

My husband and I were looking up scholarships so that I can finish my bachelor's degree with minimal economic impact on the family. He suggested that I see if there are any scholarships out there for people with narcolepsy. As you might expect, there aren't any specific scholarships, but what has me so mad I can barely hold my head up is this:

"Narcolepsy is a typical sleeping disorder in which the person suffers from daytime drowsiness as well as sudden attacks of sleep. The people suffering from this health problem face different types of problems in day to day life. Opting for a career is difficult for the kids suffering from this problem and it is also felt a complete wastage of money if the students fall asleep in the class. So, it is not easy to find narcolepsy and scholarship money together. But there are scholarships that are available for such type of students also."

First, is narcolepsy really "typical"? And since when is education ever a "complete wastage of money" for anyone? OH MY GOSH. Don't get me started on the "opting from a career is difficult..." As a six year IT professional, I will say that it is hard to work, but you know what? I constantly outperform my coworkers without narcolepsy.

Also, I commented on this "article" and guess what? IT WAS REMOVED!

http://scholarshipso...hip-money/2983/

My heart aches for any college student with narcolepsy who comes across this terribly inaccurate and damaging set of misconceptions.

[TiredAgain]

I know this type of occurrance is not a new thing to anyone here....but I have to share this with people that will know why I'm so angry right now....

My husband and I were looking up scholarships so that I can finish my bachelor's degree with minimal economic impact on the family. He suggested that I see if there are any scholarships out there for people with narcolepsy. As you might expect, there aren't any specific scholarships, but what has me so mad I can barely hold my head up is this:

"Narcolepsy is a typical sleeping disorder in which the person suffers from daytime drowsiness as well as sudden attacks of sleep. The people suffering from this health problem face different types of problems in day to day life. Opting for a career is difficult for the kids suffering from this problem and it is also felt a complete wastage of money if the students fall asleep in the class. So, it is not easy to find narcolepsy and scholarship money together. But there are scholarships that are available for such type of students also."

First, is narcolepsy really "typical"? And since when is education ever a "complete wastage of money" for anyone? OH MY GOSH. Don't get me started on the "opting from a career is difficult..." As a six year IT professional, I will say that it is hard to work, but you know what? I constantly outperform my coworkers without narcolepsy.

Also, I commented on this "article" and guess what? IT WAS REMOVED!

http://scholarshipso...hip-money/2983/

My heart aches for any college student with narcolepsy who comes across this terribly inaccurate and damaging set of misconceptions.

Good job getting it removed!! and good luck with your schooling

[tdmom]

I know this type of occurrance is not a new thing to anyone here....but I have to share this with people that will know why I'm so angry right now....

My husband and I were looking up scholarships so that I can finish my bachelor's degree with minimal economic impact on the family. He suggested that I see if there are any scholarships out there for people with narcolepsy. As you might expect, there aren't any specific scholarships, but what has me so mad I can barely hold my head up is this:

"Narcolepsy is a typical sleeping disorder in which the person suffers from daytime drowsiness as well as sudden attacks of sleep. The people suffering from this health problem face different types of problems in day to day life. Opting for a career is difficult for the kids suffering from this problem and it is also felt a complete wastage of money if the students fall asleep in the class. So, it is not easy to find narcolepsy and scholarship money together. But there are scholarships that are available for such type of students also."

First, is narcolepsy really "typical"? And since when is education ever a "complete wastage of money" for anyone? OH MY GOSH. Don't get me started on the "opting from a career is difficult..." As a six year IT professional, I will say that it is hard to work, but you know what? I constantly outperform my coworkers without narcolepsy.

Also, I commented on this "article" and guess what? IT WAS REMOVED!

http://scholarshipso...hip-money/2983/

My heart aches for any college student with narcolepsy who comes across this terribly inaccurate and damaging set of misconceptions.

Thanks for posting! I went and posted a comment also, and if it is removed I will throw a fit.....

[tdmom]

Good job getting it removed!! and good luck with your schooling

Sadly it was her comment that was removed, not the short article.

[sleepywriter]

Thanks for posting! I went and posted a comment also, and if it is removed I will throw a fit.....

Your comment as well as others were removed. However, I thank you for your support.


I'm in the process of posting about this on twitter, in my blog, and other sources. People like this need to be shut down. I tried to look up the WHOIS info, but they were "smart" enough to choose private registration. I DO NOT want college kids fresh out of high school seeing this crap and getting discouraged.

[TiredAgain]

Sadly it was her comment that was removed, not the short article.

I though she meant she had the article removed. Wow they removed her comment thats terrible. I'm going to check it out now.

[sleepywriter]

I though she meant she had the article removed. Wow they removed her comment thats terrible. I'm going to check it out now.

Yes, my comments were removed. The article is still there. Others have put comments as well, and they are all gone.

[Kathleen]

That is terrible! It's scary what kind of misinformation is out there on the internet. Worse that the owner of that site continues to remove our comments correcting their mistakes.

[nerkie]

Is there a way to report them to someone for misinformation?

[sleepywriter]

Is there a way to report them to someone for misinformation?

I've been looking into that. Unfortunately, since they aren't singling out anyone, breeching any trademarks, or anything else protected by laws, I may not have any luck. People post inaccurate crap on the internet all the time. There are no safeguards against stuipidity on the web.