NMO Stories

My Journey MS/NMO

I was diagnosed with Pseudo tumor in 2003 by one doc and another said MS. I had optic neuritis in right eye and spots in the brain matter. Neg spinal fluid test for MS. A shunt was placed for draining spinal fluid. I lost most of the vision in my right eye and rarely felt…
The Life of a Twenty-Something Living with NMO

December 2004- I was a typical 22 year old college student, getting ready for final exams and anticipating heading home for the holiday season to spend time with my family and friends. I was feeling a bit under the weather, typical flu like symptoms and therefore I didn’t put too much mind to my illness.…
Gary’s 30 year Journey

When Gary and I got married in 1983, we did not know that a disease was looming in his body. On Feb 2, 1984, Gary was kicked in the head by a cow, as he worked as a cowboy on a farm. Scary, but nothing came out of the kick except a slight concussion and…
NMO…My Journey

My life changed on March 21st 2011 when this horrific disease attacked me. I had just come back from the west coast of Florida for Spring Break with my family when I noticed I was having some back pain. I had run on the beach everyday with my sister so I attributed it to that.…
Life Sucks but you got to laugh!!

A strange title you may think, but it is true. Life has thrown you a bad hand, and it does suck, but you have to ensure you keep smiling and laughing!! Just think for any disabled or able bodied person the day they sit on the couch stuffing their faces and doing nothing makes them…
NMO??? Yes I have it.

My journey began in 1997 when I was just 17 years old but I didn’t know at that time. I had lost my vision in my left eye for about 5 days and I was given prednisone treatments to restore it. Over the years I did suffer with blurred vision at times but it would…
My Fighting Princess

My daughter Briannen is now 12 years old and this is her story – I would like to say this is the first time i have written it all down and sorry it is to long lol She was a healty child until……. December 2011 Just before christmas Briannen got really bad tonsillitis with high…
Martin’s Story

One night my husband went to bed a healthy 41 year old then found himself next morning in intensive care paralyzed from the jaw down unable to speak or breathe for himself. Three weeks later we had a diagnosis – NMO. Three years later (one year in hospital) he is home with his family thanks…
Kenneth Clarke

In 1975 I was a 41 year old career oriented business man with athletic skills and aggressive personal goals. Until, one Sunday morning following an active day of skiing I awoke with a nagging pain in my left eye and blurred vision. I first attributed these symptoms as effects of the stress of activities the…
Better days ahead… a day in the life of Jesus & Maria

Better days ahead… “Because I am still in love with you… I want to see you dance again…” Today I danced with Maria… ! Just the way it is… once you realize your new way of life there is no other choice but to adapt and continue… living day to day, step by step, enjoying…
And give me the wisdom…

My name is Francisco Garcia. I wanted to share my story. I am really bad with dates. So, some of the information may not be chronologically perfect, but my feelings and experiences are engraved in my memories like it was yesterday. I will start when me and my wife, arrived in Texas in October of…
My Ester

My daughter Nadia Santos is 26 years old. She is a wife and a mother of a three year old. Nadia’s symptoms began in September in and out of emergency rooms, Nadia’s symptoms continued to progress from weakness, nausea, vomiting, fever, blurry vision and loss of motor skills on her entire right side. The left…

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