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Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient, TM, Voices of NMO
It all began in early 2020 when Kayla noticed a tingling sensation in her right leg. She didn’t think too much about it and figured it would go away. Thinking […]
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Hello. Hola. My name is Marie and I am proud to be the Welcome Manager for The Sumaira Foundation. I was diagnosed with NMO in 2007 when I was only […]
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Three years ago, right in the middle of my medical internship, I was diagnosed with Seronegative NMOSD. I took a leave of absence, not knowing if I could go back […]
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When you and God have different plans, stories like ours get created. My name is Sonali Tambatkar and I live in Mumbai, India. It all started in May 2012: I […]
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You never know what someone’s going through. I have always been told this and I believe it. Still, I never really thought about it until my mom was diagnosed with […]
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May 15, 2021 – a date I’ll never forget, but I didn’t know then that it would change my life in such a drastic way… I woke up feeling nauseous, […]
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I am Preethi, residing in Coimbatore, famously known as the Manchester of South India. This narrative is a chronicle of my journey, one that reflects my triumph over adversities and […]
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My name is Kailee. I am a mom, wife, daughter, teacher, dance instructor, and I have neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). I was diagnosed at 25 years old, in May […]
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At age eight, when I first started chemotherapy for my autoimmune disease, the neurologist told my parents the maximum amount of time I could be on it was three years, […]
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The year was 2007 and I had just returned to school from summer break, twelve years old and excited to start the 7th grade with new classmates and new opportunities. […]
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