There’s nothing more frustrating than working hard to reach a milestone, only to be knocked down and have to start…
Articles by Jennifer V.
I could feel the discomfort in my throat start to build. Despite how often I cleared my throat, I couldn’t…
We all want to belong, but having a rare disease can sometimes feel lonely. Thankfully, the neuromyelitis optica (NMO)…
I sometimes joke that if I had served in the military, I’d win diversity bingo. As a minority woman with…
When was the last time you Googled your name? When I do it, I find my column here at…
It’s the middle of the night. My body has decided it is no longer comfortable. I gingerly move my limbs,…
What do you do when you’ve run out of choices? That’s where I found myself in May 2020. After living…
While most of us try not to judge a book by its cover, we inevitably still do it at some…
The new year can represent a new start, except it isn’t, really. I still have neuromyelitis optica (NMO), and…
The phoenix is my spirit animal. Out of the ashes it rises, and a new self is born. That’s how…