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NMO Awareness Month with TSF!

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in Nouvelles et annonces

Let’s celebrate! March is NMO Awareness Month and we’re proud to share all of the ways you can get involved and help illuminate the darkness of neuromyelitis optica Join the Campaign Our #IYKYK NMO campaign will last all month long! Be part of the campaign by downloading and sharing our custom media assets on your social […]

Virginia’s MOG story – A little child shall lead them Isaiah 11.6

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in MOG, ON, Proche-aidant.e, Voices of NMO

Virginia was only 10 when, while checking the mail one day in April, she noticed a grayness in her vision, “like leaves creeping up from the bottom of my eye.” The strange phenomenon went away in a few minutes. Her mother, Kimberlie, attributed the problem to Virginia’s allergies. But when the vision problem returned, they […]

Dr. Farrah Mateen’s Story – A Global Perspective on NMO

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in MOG, NMO, Professionnels de santé, Voices of NMO

Like many physician-researchers in my field, I spend a lot of time thinking about NMO, both inside and outside of the clinic. The science of NMO is fascinating to me and I have been very excited to see how much the field has changed over the past decade. I have been inspired by many patients […]

Dr. Tracey Cho’s NMO Story – Teaching Future Neurologists That NMOSD is a “Do Not Miss” Diagnosis

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in MOG, NMO, Professionnels de santé, Voices of NMO

My name is Tracey Cho. I am a neurologist and a teacher. I specialize in autoimmune and infectious neurology, treating diseases like NMO, NMDA receptor encephalitis, HSV encephalitis, chronic meningitis, and neurosarcoidosis. I have also been a clerkship director (teaching medical students neurology) and residency director (mentoring neurologists in training). I have spent most of […]

Matt’s NMO Story – Driven for His Daughter

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, Voices of NMO

With respect to the patient’s desire to remain anonymous, we will refer to him as Matt. It started along with a very bad cold in late 2011. Eye pain and some vision loss. Matt went to an ophthalmologist and felt scared, for the first time, watching the concern suddenly grow in the doctor’s eyes as she […]