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Happy NMO Awareness Month! Let's celebrate with a giveaway! This year we're focused on making sure you SHINE! Nothing helps us shine more than some self-care. That is why we're...

March is NMO Awareness Month! Now more than ever, let us come together and use our voices to bring more awareness around the importance of NMOSD. Unfortunately, due to NMO...

When you are diagnosed with a rare disease like NMO, you might feel overwhelmed about what to expect. Because few people have NMO, there may be a lack of information...

I just need to vent. I need to speak my truth and say out loud what’s building up inside of me to anyone willing to listen. So here it goes...

We asked our advocates how they cope with the pain that comes from living with NMO. We also asked what tips or advice they'd provide to others. Here's what they...

Editor's note: To read part four of Dan's story, click on this link. This was the year that things would shape up in my life. I was working again and...

You know that part of the wedding ceremony when you hear “in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part”? For those of us...

Let's revisit where we left off: My vision had been diminished by an attack, after four months my disability insurance through my employer was over, and I said that I...

I have always been a mover. Sitting still for too long makes me antsy. Even before I was diagnosed with NMO, I had other illnesses that caused disability, but I...

The Sumaira Foundation recently announced that it has awarded five grants, each in the amount of $25,000, to further research into NMOSD and other similar inflammatory neurological conditions. The Sumaira...

I was on top of the world and was really growing as a person. I thought I beat the fear I was experiencing and believed this disease was on a...

Here's what they had to say: "There are so many things about NMO that I hope change in the next 10 years. The first thing that I hope changes is...

The Rare In America survey is now closed. Medical gaslighting, misdiagnosis, and finding solid and close-knit communities. These are some experiences you, the Neuromyelitis-Optica.net community, have given a voice to...

Fear can be your worst enemy and can destroy everything around you. It can make you choose some choices that aren't in your best interests. Fear can make you act...

Being a person of color in the United States, particularly a black woman, I'm very familiar with being treated differently. It's unfortunate, but that's the hard truth. This is the reality...

I'm moving into the second year of my NMO diagnosis. It may seem like it was a long time ago to everyone around me. I, on the other hand, feel...

One of the first steps in managing your NMO is assembling the best healthcare team for you. Having the support of friends, family, and significant others can be beneficial in...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a new drug that may help prevent COVID-19. It is called Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab).1-3 Evusheld is not authorized for...

We asked our advocates how they explain what NMO is to the people in their lives. Here's what they had to say: "When I was first diagnosed, I had a...

Throughout this process of living with NMO, mental health has been like the silent elephant in the house for my family. As a mother of two young boys, a wife...