Haleemah Sarwar

For those who have live with NMOSD for awhile, or for those who have been recently diagnosed, it can be hard to adjust to traveling long distances. Along with long...

The hospital in my city does not have a NMO specialist, NMO nurses or an NMO team. My neurologist is an MS specialist but is still very supportive when it...

Being a student alone is very difficult. On top of that, having a chronic illness and extreme brain fog makes things even more complicated. From what I can remember, even...

I'd spent 7 months recovering from my first attack. It’s been two months since I've been off steroids and I had finally gained the tiniest bit of confidence back. I...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic year and is considered very special within the Muslim community. During this month, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, which is known...

I had my first infusion in January. I was so happy to start a preventative treatment so I could finally get off steroids. The steroids had horrible side effects including...

I received a letter in the mail stating I was approved for Rituximab for NMO and the date I was to receive my first dose. It was in January, and...

Things will drastically change in the following years. You will go through many experiences you never imagined you would. These experiences will shape the type of person you are when...

Editor's note: This article is part of a multi-part series. To read part one, click here, to read part two, click here, and to read part three, click here. I...

Editor's note: This article is part of a multi-part series. To read part one, click here, and to read part two, click here. The first week in the hospital was...

Editor's note: This article is part of a multi-part series. To read part one, please follow this link. Mentally, I was exhausted. I was only 19, I loved my life...

I had just turned 19 two weeks earlier and was working as a soft playworker at my new childcare job. On the 9th of August 2021, unexpectedly I developed a...