Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in NMO, Voices of NMO
My name is Mary Lou Gallegos. I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. I am the co-owner/founder of SA Perks L.L.C Detox Juices and Tonics. I am the mother of four amazing children as well as a step daughter. In addition to that, I have four adorable grandchildren. I am a wife […]
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On the evening of Sunday, 17th January 2010, my mother was putting up a fight with my brothers and I to go to bed while we were chasing each other through the house. We had school the next day; I was 12 years old at the time. At 4am the next morning, I woke up […]
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I can trace my first NMO symptoms back to when I was just 12 years old… I’d be walking down a flight of stairs and for a split second, it was as if a switch had been thrown, cutting off communication between my brain and my legs and I’d fall down the stairs. Sometimes I’d […]
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My name is Sherry. My experience with my disease is a little different and backwards… I was taking care of my father who had MS for many years and experienced sporadic health issues but never at the same time. I began to notice that these issues were becoming increasingly worse, with more signs and symptoms […]
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She thought it might be her fault. After all, she was working 14-hour days driving a truck, going to school full time and caring for a young son on her own… In 2008, Maurita suffered a bad stomach virus, but she worked and studied through it. Almost a year later, it happened again, virulently enough […]
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