Patient.e

Kia’s NMO Story – Deciphering my Diagnosis

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

The Diagnosis My NMO journey started after my 29th birthday in January 2016. I had a headache that would not go away. It was unlike anything I had experienced before. […]

Dionne’s NMO Story – Journey to a Diagnosis

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

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 […]

Megan’s NMO Story – Coping via Cosmetics

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

Meet Megan, a 16 year old NMO patient who and YouTube sensation (@PerfectlyKnitBeauty) who has been coping with her chronic illness through the use of makeup. We laud her courage, […]

Lillian’s NMO Story – Living For Her Family

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

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 […]

Angela’s NMO Story – From Managing Retail to Managing Vision Loss & Paralysis

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

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 […]

Matt’s NMO Story – Driven for His Daughter

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

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 […]

Max’s MOG Story – The Luckiest Kid in the World

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

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 […]

Heather’s NMO Story – Determined to Overcome

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

Something Wasn’t Right I was the perfect example of the shiny student off to bigger and better things from the small country town where I grew up. I had a […]

Deanna’s NMO Story – Choosing Resilience

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Patient.e, 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 […]