Thirteen-Year-Old
Girl in Hibernation
When 13-year-old girl Du Xiaoyan appears about
to vomit, her mother knows that "she is going to sleep
again." Starting from when she was one year old, Du Xiaoyan
has had regular "hibernation" periods, when she sleeps
for about two weeks, the longest time being 28 days. This sickness
has forced her to quit school.
The girl says that before hibernation,
she usually feels very sick, then gets a stomachache and an
itchy back. Her parents are hoping doctors will cure their daughter's
disease so she can go back to school.
