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Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient, Voices of NMO
Tamanika Zinger was on her first date with her now husband, 16 years ago when she experienced her first symptoms followed by 2 years of hearing loss and residual vision […]
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Imagine this: You’re driving on a highway, and suddenly, your hands stop working completely. You can’t grip the wheel. Imagine the terror and the confusion… And then imagine, that, thank […]
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Life before NMO – I was an active mom, worked as a home health nurse case manager and an avid marathon/half marathon runner… Before work, I would wake up at […]
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My name is Veronica and this is my NMO story. I am not a patient but a mother/caregiver of an NMO patient. I have always been in a way, made […]
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My name is Sherry. My experience with my disease is a little different and backwards… I was taking care of my father who had MS for many years and experienced […]
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Back in 2013 and 2014, I completed two 100km walks to raise money for Oxfam – something I am so proud to have done! BUT in 2016, when I tried […]
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It all started when I was 20 years old – I went to urgent care because I was experiencing excruciating pain in my upper back to the point of tears. […]
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This is a story of how a warrior is made. I have been gifted with the job of being this warrior’s mother and I am proud to share her story. […]
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She thought it might be her fault. After all, she was working 14-hour days driving a truck, going to school full time and caring for a young son on her […]
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Chelsey Judge, PhD, is a scientist with a particular interest in immunology. She also happen to be the sister of an NMO patient. Chelsey shares her Voices of NMO™ story […]
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