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Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in News & Announcements
We are hosting our first black-tie event, NMO Awareness Gala at the beautiful Liberty Hotel Ballroom. Please join us for an evening filled with delicious food and beverages, DJ and dancing, […]
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Please help us give a warm welcome to Gabriela Romanow, Parent Advocate, who will serve as our Community Outreach Manager & Liaison to Neuromyelitis Optica [NMO] organizations worldwide. Gabriela first […]
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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 […]
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When 25-year-old Sumaira Ahmed got a call from her doctor’s officelast May, she was shattered by the troubling news. “You don’t have cancer,” said a voice from the other end. […]
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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 […]
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We hosted our 1st fundraiser on Sunday, February 8th 2015 at the beautiful ROW34 in Fort Point, Boston. It was a major success with 50 guests in attendance despite the […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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