Lynne Hughes has been diagnosed with narcolepsy and cataplexy . She falls asleep up to three times each day and drifts into a dream - like state . 33-year - old 's grief is often triggered by nightmares or crying . Broke husband Richard 's suicide after punching him in her apartment . mother - of - two has been stabbed twice as she lay paralysed in the street .
Lynne Hughes has been diagnosed with narcolepsy and cataplexy . She falls asleep up to six times each day and drifts into a dream-like state . 33-year-old 's sleep episodes often triggered by laughing or crying . Broke husband Richard 's nose after punching him in her sleep . Mother-of-two has been robbed twice as she lay paralysed in the street .