West Allegheny Teen Suffering Rare Sleep Syndrome to Appear on 'Jeff Probst Show'
A local teenager suffers from a rare and debilitating disease, causing her to go into long periods of deep sleep and lethargy.
Vicki Delien recalls one holiday season when her now 17-year-old daughter Nicole missed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve. The West Allegheny student, who suffers from the rare neurological disorder Kleine-Levin Syndrome, slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family. Delien said her family has grappled with her daughter's debilitating condition, sometimes called "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome," which causes Nicole to periodically fall asleep for days or weeks at a time. "She's never really adjusted to it," Delien said. "She's 17 now and it really upsets her. She's missed out on a lot." At the age of 6, Nicole began experiencing the symptoms of Kleine-Levin …
