Voices of NMO

Allison’s NMO Story – Keep on Keepin’ On

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Voices of NMO

My name is Allison and I am a married, busy mom of three children (17, 12 & 12 years old). My NMO journey started approximately seven years ago, when I […]

Nicole’s NMO Story – A Woman Who Never Stopped Trying

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Voices of NMO

Nicole was a first-grade teacher and chorus director in a Title 1, low-income school district, where she was a beloved, appreciated, and award-winning professional… In May of 2017, Nicole thought […]

Ryan’s NMO Story – NMO is my New Normal

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Voices of NMO

My name is Ryan. Three years ago, I was living the dream. I was happily married to my best friend, and we have three beautiful and perfectly healthy children. We […]

Anthy’s MOG Story – Advocating for Answers

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

It was the Friday before Halloween in 2018. Anthy was on her way home from work when she called her husband to see if she needed to pick up anything […]

David’s MOG Story – Father of a Survivor

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in MOG, Proche-aidant.e, Voices of NMO

When your daughter suddenly goes blind in one eyes, you feel helpless. When the doctors don’t know what it is or why it happens, you feel frustrated. When this happens […]

Daniëlle’s NMO Story – Watch This Space

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

On the evening of Sunday, 17th January 2010, my mother was putting up a fight with my brothers and I to go to bed while we were chasing each other […]

AnneMarie’s NMO Story – Proof of my Strength

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

My name is AnneMarie and my journey with NMO began in 2002 when I was just 16 years old… One April morning, I woke up with a stabbing pain in […]

Jaime’s NMO Story – Finding My Happy Place

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

My name is Jaime. I live in the small town of Exeter, Pennsylvania. I am a wife and a mother to a beautiful and healthy 15 year-old daughter. And I […]

Megan’s NMO Story – Your Average Girl Living in a Chronic Illness World

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

My biggest fear in life was that I would have some incurable sickness or disease. Not heights, nor spiders, nor public speaking. It was getting sick. Both of my parents […]