Tasmanian narcolepsy sufferer waits for life changing $1600 a month drug

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August 8 2018 - 5:00am
Pam and Ella Bird hope a $1600 a month drug will allow Ella to live a full and active life
Picture: Isabel Bird
Pam and Ella Bird hope a $1600 a month drug will allow Ella to live a full and active life Picture: Isabel Bird

Sleep disorder sufferer Ella Bird looks down at her school notes to see that her handwriting has turned into an illegible scrawl, which then stops mid-sentence on the page.

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