Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, Voices of NMO
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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It was mid-August. We were leaving Mass General Hospital. I’d been discharged after almost a week’s stay. I was just diagnosed with NMO. It was merely an acronym;the meaning hadn’t yet sunk in. I told my friend as we got into the car, “I’m not sure how yet, but somehow this has to become a good thing.” […]
Read MorePosted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, Voices of NMO
It began like a pain unlike any other. In 2009, and during my sophomore year of college, I was sitting in class when the shooting pain down my back began. It was as if someone took hot metal spikes and drug it slowly down my spine. Terrified, I never told anyone what I was going […]
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