Shekita Green

A word of advice: be prepared for anything when living with NMO. As scary as this may sound, the fact is that there's simply not enough information to know everything...

The life of someone with NMO without professional support is hard. Dealing with any chronic illness is hard. Not only is it hard on the patient, but it's also just...

Read the first part of Shekita's NMO misdiagnosis journey here. ER visits can be traumatizing, especially if you are not getting results or proper care. Even more so, when you...

I'm sure I'm not the only one that can attest to having difficulty getting diagnosed with NMO for the first time, around when symptoms began manifesting. In our NMO misdiagnosis...

It feels like yesterday that we were celebrating the 2022 new year. It was filled with hopes and dreams that whatever difficulties we had to deal with would be a...

NMO is a rare disease. That means that finding a doctor who can treat you will not go without difficulty. The bigger the city you live in, the better your...

For the longest time, I've had major issues dealing with the grief of being diagnosed with NMO. I've dealt with a lot of challenging things in my life, and I...

It has been over two years that I've lived since finding out I have NMO. I've endured my fair share of experiences with problematic doctors. I'm sure we've all been...

I remember when I was first diagnosed with NMO after I got over the initial devastation, the first thing I did was look up what it was and its symptoms...

In this video, I'm sharing what it means to me to be an advocate for NMOSD.  ...

In this video, I share my second video in a 2-part series on NMO life hacks about showering. Let me know what you think in the comments below...

Here we go again. The buildup of emotions is eating me alive. Perhaps it's the season for it, I don't know. What I do know is, I often question how much...

NMOSD sucks. Plain and simple, but out of all of the problems associated with NMO, intolerance to hot and cold has to be the worst. For example, I expect my legs...

Life with NMO is far from easy. All too often, each attack leaves us with some form of permanent disability. Our mobility being affected the most. Take a look at...

Headaches are one of the most commonly reported symptoms from people with NMO, especially before they have an attack. I am no exception to that fact. I’ve had headaches for...

As if living with NMOSD isn't challenging enough, there is always that one thing that's worthy of a full conversation. You know that one thing that's so bothersome that you...

Did you know that you can become traumatized by a medical event or related situation and get PTSD? Yea, me either, until it happened to me. As many of you...

As we know, NMO is an exceedingly rare disease. When you meet someone who also lives with NMO, it's only natural to want to know everything about them and how...

Meeting a new provider can be an intimidating experience. Unfortunately, many providers aren't familiar with NMO or how it's treated, which can force folks who live with NMO to become...

It's 2022 and somehow we're still having conversations about ableism. With all the technology and resources available today, I can't help but to feel like this conversation should be a...