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Meet Dionne, a vibrant 46-year old, former nurse, mother of 2 from New Orleans, Louisiana who has been living with NMO since 2009. Click below to watch Dionne share her […]
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She thought she had a bad sunburn… Lillian had gone camping with her daughter and her Girl Scout troop in September of 2015. When she returned home, her shoulders and […]
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The Sumaira Foundation
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I was diagnosed with NMO on March 10, 2015… An MRI that was done while I was receiving inpatient care for sudden paralysis of my lower limbs showed a spinal […]
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The Sumaira Foundation
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My name is Jamie and I am Adam’s partner of 17 years. This is Adam’s NMO story from my perspective… Everything was perfect in our lives; Adam had a good […]
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The Sumaira Foundation
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We’re looking for 3-4 bright, passionate, and motivated individuals to join the team as part of our robust internship for a year! Ideal candidates should be Boston-based, multitaskers, have excellent […]
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The Sumaira Foundation
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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 […]
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The Sumaira Foundation
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We launched our quarterly newsletter on Earth Day 2017! Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter by clicking the subscribe button or CLICK HERE If you have comments, suggestions, or would like to […]
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The Sumaira Foundation
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On a warm February evening at the University of Miami, I sat in my Music Business lecture and wondered from where this strange soreness had come. There was a lingering […]
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Published on Socially Superlative‘s website. Written by Jenicka Hornung On Saturday, March 25th 2017, decked out in black tie roaring 20s attire, philanthropists gathered at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston […]
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The Sumaira Foundation
in NMO, Patient, Voices of NMO
February 1st, 2011 – I began having vision problems in my left eye and a few days later, it got drastically worse. I went to the Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary’s […]
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