The 2024 Social Health Awards ProgramEditorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards...reactionscomments
Is It or Isn’t it? Flare-Up EditionLife can be many things. It can be filled with joy, love, and happiness. Life can also bring darkness, tears, stress, and...reactions1comment
Getting Started on the Neuromyelitis-Optica.net CommunityWelcome to our Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) community! Not sure where to start? We're here to help you find exactly what...reactions1comment
The Art of Living with NMOSix years ago, NMO attacked my optic nerves and left me without functional eyesight for nearly a year. In a matter of...reactions3comments
How I Create: Through the Lens of a Visually Impaired ArtistI began painting in late 2017, shortly after experiencing a catastrophic episode of vision loss due to bilateral optic neuritis. Since then...reactions1comment
Traveling With NMO: TipsFor those who have live with NMOSD for awhile, or for those who have been recently diagnosed, it can be hard to...reactionscomments
A 13 Hour Flight After Rituximab InjectionI haven’t been abroad for 7 years. I didn’t go anywhere for the last two years because of my NMO (neuromyelitis optica)...reactions2comments
Neuromyelitis-Optica.net Giveaway Terms and ConditionsThese Official Rules apply to any giveaway (or "Promotion") published on NEUROMYELITIS-OPTICA.NET, a Health Union ("Health Union" or "We") owned and operated...reactionscomments
Tips For The Newly DiagnosedIt was the fourth week of September, almost three weeks of being stuck in a hospital room alone and in pain. The...reactions1comment
My Steroid StoryLet’s talk steroids and NMO. When I was diagnosed in 2017, I was at a hospital with doctors that didn’t know much...reactions6comments
The Choice To Accept MyselfThe beginnings of my neuromyelitis optica (NMO) journey led to the loss of one eye. I started noticing changes in my husband's...reactions1comment
Graduating College With NMOI am a legal student. I studied Legal Services in college. I graduated in year 1 of Legal Services with an A...reactions4comments
My NMO AnniversaryA year filled with constant ups and downs. Learning to live life as someone with a long-term illness wasn’t straightforward. When I...reactions4comments
Parenting with NMOSDThe hardest situation to deal with is a chronic disease like neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) that continues to debilitate you, to...reactions2comments
Telling My NMO Story Can Be PainfulThere was a point in my health journey when it’s just bothersome to constantly get questions about my neuromyelitis optica (NMO) diagnosis...reactionscomments
Filter Out the NegativeThere is a saying about tough times: you get to see the true colors of everyone around you. I had seen tough...reactionscomments
The Physical and Emotional Toll of SteroidsMy last neuromyelitis optica (NMO) attack was roughly eight years ago. It was my most terrifying attack yet. At that point my...reactionscomments
Working A Real Job After DiagnosisFor most of my rare disease journey I was a sick and unemployed college dropout with minimal work history. The first three...reactions1comment
Understanding Non-apparent Disabilities in the WorkplaceAbout 1 in 4 American adults live with a disability. Many people living with a disability are able to work and do...reactionscomments
Feeling Discouraged with Physical Therapy ProgressThrough my journey with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), there have been highs and lows. For me it has been 10 years since I...reactionscomments
