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Research yields hope for neuromyelitis optica

Courtesy of North Port Sun

Imagine feeling normal one day, then waking up the next day barely able to see. Within a few months you are paralyzed, your blindness has worsened, and doctors are unable to find the cause of any of it. That had … Continue reading →

180 Medical Scholarship

180 Medical is honored to have started a scholarship program to help those with transverse myelitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, neuromyelitis optica, spina bifida and spinal cord injuries. Realizing the financial burdens that exist for many of these families, we’ve developed … Continue reading →

Interview With Ali Guthy

By Jayden Barrett This is a short interview I had with the amazing Ali Guthy. It’s quite short, and very sweet. But, above all, so very inspiring. Her beautiful outlook on life uplifts me, and I am sure many others. … Continue reading →

Royal Treatment and Hollywood Makeovers Are Given For Disease-Stricken

Wealthy patrons of a rare disease provide airfare, accommodations and education to countless patients and their families who are normally ignored and misdiagnosed by the medical community. Tomorrow, Nov. 9, at the Hilton LAX, Victoria Jackson and Bill Guthy (of … Continue reading →

To Save a Child

Courtesy of Bloomberg.com

Victoria Jackson, a cosmetics entrepreneur whose husband, Bill Guthy, co-founded direct marketer Guthy-Renker LLC, is among the new breed. Her daughter, Ali, came down with a central nervous system disorder at age 14 called neuromyelitis optica, which can cause blindness. … Continue reading →

Power of a Mother’s Love

Courtesy of AARP

Article From: AARP They are the picture-perfect family, living a dream life in Southern California. She is Victoria Jackson, the make-up maven whose incredible business know-how helped her create her own cosmetic empire, and he is Bill Guthy, co-creator of … Continue reading →

Harmonious Resurgence

Last August, Courtney Engel stood backstage contemplating a violin recital she was about to give in Eau Claire, Wis. A crowd of maybe 100 people would be nice, she thought. But after the first hundred took their seats, people kept … Continue reading →

Collaborating for a Cure

Article From: Multiple Sclerosis Update With the singleminded focus of a woman with a vision of a better world, the business acumen of a successful entrepreneur and the passion of a mother on a mission to cure her daughter of … Continue reading →

Chicago woman grateful to see Mayo Clinic doctor

Posted on the Mayo Clinic Blog Treatment for neurological condition restores her vision Grace Jeffers was happy – really happy – to see her physician, Brian Weinshenker, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist. Jeffers has neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a rare neurological … Continue reading →

Funding collaborations to find new therapies

Posted on CIRM’s Blog Back in October the CIRM Governing Board heard from Victoria Jackson, who, in addition to being a powerful businesswoman in the cosmetics world, founded the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation to drive cures for the rare autoimmune disease NMO … Continue reading →

What drives Darius Morris? Memories of an important high school friendship inspire the Michigan guard

Posted on AnnArbor.com By: Michael Rothstein Struggling through pain and anguish of a rare neurological disease, Dan Tan’s voice perked up through his swollen lungs and tight throat. Tubes ran in and out of his body. James Huggins walked into Room 801 of … Continue reading →

From Mascara to Medicine: My Life’s Unexpected Evolution

Posted in the Women’s Conference- “Our Kitchen Table” Victoria Jackson I’ve always thought of myself as a “goodwill ambassador for makeup” and empowering women through makeup has been one of my missions in life. My personal philosophy has always been … Continue reading →

“Mascara to Medicine”

Posted in the Huffington Post April 22, 2009 I’ve always thought of myself as a “goodwill ambassador for makeup” and empowering women through makeup has been one of my missions in life. My personal philosophy has always been, “When you … Continue reading →

Letter from The Spectrum Managing Editor – Ali Guthy

Dear Friends, My name is Ali Guthy and I was diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disease my freshman year of high school. When I had first shown signs of the disease (although I wouldn’t so much call it a … Continue reading →

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