Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Proche-aidant.e, Voices of NMO
In early November 2000, Nick came down with viral symptoms. He was just done eating dinner when he vomited across the kitchen – I was shocked. Up to this point he was a healthy 23 month old who was active, talking and above average in his skills and was never sick a day in his […]
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Neuromyelitis Optica – a rare disease that appeared out of the blue and had a mission to suck the life out of my dear sister. At first we thought that it was Multiple Sclerosis, at least that’s what the doctors said. NMO was and still is a new phenomenon. This is why many, including my […]
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I was 7 years old and after a normal school day, I noticed blurred vision in my left eye. As a very active and healthy child, this was unusual and so I went straight to my local opticians. Whilst there, I was told I had extreme inflammation in the back of my eye. They sent […]
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