Disability Costs Us More Than Our Physical Health
For the first 10 years after I was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), I chose to keep my condition private because I worried about how others might perceive me. But over the past…
The Beginner's Guide to Walking — Jennifer V.
Jennifer V. (she/her) received her diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder — aquaporin-4 positive — in early 2010. Residing in Toronto, Canada, Jennifer actively manages her condition, which is often unseen, by maintaining a busy schedule. She serves as a professor at George Brown College, works as an HR consultant, and is a passionate patient advocate. Jennifer also plays the roles of a devoted mother to her daughter, a pug’s loving guardian (her fur baby), a dedicated wife, caring sister to three siblings, and a protective daughter. In moments of sleeplessness, Jennifer finds solace in pug photos and videos.
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Adjusting to life when NMOSD symptoms are under control
It’s a weird feeling, always waiting for the other shoe to drop, knowing there’s a secret assassin lurking in my body. It causes me anxiety. That’s what life is like with neuromyelitis optica…
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