Tma Ask The Expert Podcast Series

In this episode of "ABCs of NMOSD," host Landy Thomas, joined by Doug Newby, Heather Dawn Newbie, and Caitlyn Flickinger, discussed the impact of NMOSD on romantic relationships. The guests shared their personal experiences with relationships and how they manage living with NMOSD [00:02:27]. They also addressed how they met, support each other during treatment, and the importance of understanding and patience in relationships [00:09:37]. Finally, they provided advice on dating with a chronic illness and the significance of self-love and finding a supportive partner [00:35:06].Johnney (Doug) Newby lived most of his life in Colorado, only moving recently to Pennsylvania in the last year. Doug has a background in criminal justice and worked as a security guard the last few years in Colorado. Doug became symptomatic more than ten years ago with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) spending many weeks in and out of hospitals with transverse myelitis (TM) and optic neuritis (ON). Doug is newly married to