Neuromyelitis Optica, commonly known as NMO, is an uncommon life-threatening autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects the optic nerves, spinal cord, and/ or brain. Individuals diagnosed with NMO develop optic neurtis, which causes pain in the eyes, as well as vison loss, and transverse mayelitis; leading to weakness, numbness, and sometimes paralyisis of the arms and legs, along with many other life-altering side effects. NMO is a tragic disease that remains under diagnosed due to the lack of education and awareness in the medical and patient communities. Luckily for Teresa Reichert’s son the quick reaction by the medical professionals allowed him to gain partial vision in one eye, and his paralysis is slowly being treated
