Voices of NMO

Paula’s NMO Story – A Walking Miracle

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, TM, Voices of NMO

Paula is a walking miracle. She looks good, feels good and can do most everything she ever did in her life, though she is now eligible for senior discounts. […]

Kelly Ann’s NMO Story – Saving My Own Life

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, Voices of NMO

Meet the happy workaholic, Kelly Ann, an ambitious business + LinkedIn coach, podcaster and luxury brand consultant from California who candidly shares the ups and downs of her NMO story […]

Julie’s NMO Story – Transforming Curses Into Blessings

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, ON, Patient.e, TM, Voices of NMO

Julie has had NMO for at least a dozen years. From before and since that time, she has been diagnosed with a number of other conditions. She has been […]

Robin’s NMO Story – Living in the Moment with NMO

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, TM, Voices of NMO

I was diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica on July 25, 2015. My story is a little different than many of the stories I’ve heard or read about because my symptoms started […]

Liz’s MOG Story – In Orbit, Flying High

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in MOG, Patient.e, Voices of NMO

Liz has had NMO for 25 years now. She’s only known it for ten… Since she’d had migraines throughout her childhood, Liz and her mother didn’t think too much […]

Betty’s NMO Story – The NMO Monster

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, Voices of NMO

In October 2015, as I was traveling to Oklahoma to visit my sister, I developed a deep gray-teardrop-shaped spot in my right eye which increased after I arrived. I mentioned […]

Dr. Weinshenker’s Story – Witnessing the Transformation of Neuromyelitis Optica

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in MOG, NMO, Professionnels de santé, Voices of NMO

My name is Brian Weinshenker and I am a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I established a career as an MS specialist and have had an interest […]

Ann’s NMO Story – Not Letting NMO Stop Her

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, ON, Patient.e, Voices of NMO

Ann and her husband were at the seaside, collecting seaweed to use in a kitchen garden they were digging. Ann noticed a tightness in and around her chest, but assumed […]

Jeanette’s NMO Story – Surviving Since Birth

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, ON, Patient.e, TM, Voices of NMO

My name is Jeanette McCourt from Arizona and I was diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica on June 1, 2016. This diagnosis did not come easily or quickly. I had multiple diagnoses […]