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Året var 2007, och jag hade precis kommit tillbaka till skolan efter sommarlovet, tolv år gammal och taggad på att börja högstadiet med nya vänner och nya möjligheter! Terminen började bra, och jag fick många nya vänner som jag hade hoppats. Men bara några få veckor efter terminsstart började jag få ont i mitt högra […]
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Drogi Czytelniku – chciałabym podzielić się z Tobą naszą bardzo osobistą historią, która zmieniła życie moje i mojego męża. Bardzo bym chciała, żeby nasza historia była dla Ciebie przykładem nadziei i motywacji, abyś się nigdy nie poddał w poszukiwaniu ludzi, którzy będą mogli Ci pomóc i będę Twoim wsparciem. Bądź otwarty, pytaj i proś o […]
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I am a caregiver to my daughter, Nell, who was diagnosed with NMO at age 9. Prior to her diagnosis, she was an active, vibrant girl playing travel lacrosse, robustly healthy and energetic. Then out of nowhere, she developed nausea and dizziness, which was thought to be a nonspecific virus, but when it persisted and […]
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Nel mese di marzo 2012 avevo appena trovato lavoro a più di 60 chilometri da casa ma era il lavoro per il quale avevo appena terminato gli studi ed ero determinata a fare il tragitto ogni giorno della settimana per andare in quel paesino di mare dove vivevano Alessandro, un ragazzo sordo dalla nascita ed […]
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In February 2020, I started having weakness, numbness, burning, and pain on both sides of my body, starting with my feet but rapidly progressing to the rest of my body. When I would bend my head to look down, it would cause electrical vibrations down my body. My balance and coordination were completely off… I […]
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On Monday, I woke up with a slight ache on the left side of my lower back which felt numb, like a bruise but without the pain. This numb spot would spread across my chest in the following days and become stronger. I woke on Thursday morning with pins and needles in both legs and […]
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Modern medicine in the United States was a complete failure. For six weeks, the hospitals, doctors, and many lab tests couldn’t piece a single clue together… It was 2018, and my fiancé had been to the doctors multiple times and was turned away from the ER three separate times. She was told she had the […]
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My NMO journey began in 2018. It was Martin Luther King Day. I was visiting my parents for the weekend. When I got up in the morning, I remember looking around and thinking everything looked so foggy. When I closed my left eye and looked out of my right eye, all I could see was […]
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It all started with an itch at the back of my neck that continued for about three weeks without any sign of a rash or anything that could be causing it. Then suddenly everything went awry – the weight of a single strand of hair on my neck felt unbearable, the shower felt cold on […]
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Mi nombre es Yaracelly Gaona, soy panameña, estoy casada, tengo 35 años y una hija de 7 años. A mis 28 años, días de dar a luz, presente dolor en la región dorsal de la columna, no le tome importancia, mi cuerpo acababa de experimentar muchos cambios y solo me concentraba en mi bebe recién nacida. Más el […]
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