you are right, the struggle is real and challenging. I have optic neuritis too. So I am partially blind and squint too. I couldn't walk properly as I was recovering from paralysis. I had my daughter and her friends who encouraged me to walk more. Initially, I used to feel very frustrated because people mock laugh pass remarks about the way I walked and my squinted eyes. But then I said what the hell why should I get bothered? So I stopped getting bothered. I started focusing my recovery . NMO has transformed me in a very positive way. I have filtered the negative out. I have become tolerant in a way that I have stopped caring about unnecessary drama and have embraced myself and my illness most beautifully. Warmly Noor(Patient Leader)