My First NMOSD Attack: A Personal Story of MisdiagnosisEveryone's NMOSD journey can be extremely different or very similar. From what I've seen since joining this amazing site, is that my...3 min read
NMOSD and Marriage: Honoring the Vow of "In Sickness and in Health"You know that part of the wedding ceremony when you hear “in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till...2 min read
Talking About NMOSD: An Elephant In The HouseThroughout this process of living with NMOSD, mental health has been like the silent elephant in the house for my family. As...3 min read
Living with NMOSD: Finding My New "Normal"I'm moving into the second year of my NMOSD diagnosis. It may seem like it was a long time ago to everyone...3 min read
The Challenges of Seronegative NMOSDNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) can have a variety of different symptom types, severities, and patterns. Since each person's experience with NMOSD...3 min read
Ask the Advocates: How Do You Explain NMO?We asked our advocates how they explain what NMO is to the people in their lives. Here's what they had to say:...3 min read
Let's Talk NMO Attacks and HospitalizationsWe asked three of our neuromyelitis-optica.net advocates, Mo Jones, Chelsey Tucker, and Aldelly Vasquez to describe their recent experiences with hospitalization due...5 min read
Body Temperature and NMO Symptoms (Uhthoff’s Phenomenon)Increases in body temperature can worsen symptoms of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). This worsening of symptoms with heat is called Uhthoff’s...3 min read
Through My Daughter's Eyes: A Journey to an NMOSD DiagnosisAs an NMOSD sufferer, we all too often feel like we are going through this disease alone. We tend to think that...3 min read
Hali's Journey with NMOSD Part 1: No Relief, No AnswersI had just turned 19 two weeks earlier and was working as a soft playworker at my new childcare job. On the...3 min read
