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Neuromyelitis optica: Disease that forces you to repurpose your life

Dr Laura Musambayi was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

Like all of us Jackline Mukami had expected a somewhat mundane life: get married, bear children, work and be happy.

She would be sick from usual suspects – malaria, common cold, bacterial infections and viruses. The kind of illnesses that go away with a dose of antibiotics, pain killers and good nutrition.

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