Hello friends --Happy August!! How did that happen??  This summer is FLYING by. My daughter, Maggie Mae, leaves for college in 19 days - but who's counting. Me. I am. This sad mama is. As such - I've dived into the deep end of working on the Patients Getting Paid digital course and membership community to teach people with chronic illness - hey, that's YOU - how to find or create flexible, remote work opportunities to better accommodate your health! If you're interested, get on the waiting list here and I'll let you know when it launches: Patients Getting Paid.Let's get into this week's Friday Night 6-Pack:1.  I JUST finished my latest blog post. This one is all about Word Fishing - you know - when you know the word, you know it's in there, but you just can get it out. You even know the first letter of the word. You can come up with synonyms for the damned word - just not the damned word?? It's just another gift of MS. Please read it, leave your comments, share it with friends, and check out the special graphics I made for it. I SUCK at graphics - but I thought these were pretty cute! Here's where to find it: Word Fishing2.  In the United States, socioeconomic status is a stronger predictor of health and death than even education. Race and gender also play major roles in the quality of care folks receive. That is a sad and shameful truth of our country right now. Read all about it here: Pictures of Health3.  Doctors are finding it more and more difficult to treat a common infection because the bacteria that cause it are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Now, new research may have uncovered one reason for the pervasiveness of these superbugs.  Drug-Resistant UTI Bacteria4.  How cool would this be?? Detecting #MS from a breath test. How would that have changed YOUR diagnosis experience??  Check Your Breath!5.  I'm always scanning for ways to improve cognitive function (i.e., Cog Fog). I've heard of this one before. This study, however, was funded by industry dollars. Do you value that information the same way you do non-industry funded studies??  Can Cherry Juice Improve Cognitive Function?6. MRI's that can do more than take a long time, cause anxiety and make you hurt: 3D Imaging of Brain Lesions May Spot Those Most Likely to Heal, Guiding Treatment****HELP!!  Please hit "reply" to this email and let me know what podcast topics you'd be interested in - THAT I CAN DO AS A SOLO SHOW - no interviews - just me talking about something that you would find interesting. I have had sooooo many podcast guests cancel at the last minute - I need to be able to have some solo show suggestions in my back pocket so when that happens - I don't go into a tailspin trying to find a replacement guest, etc. I REALLY appreciate your help.Anything I can help YOU with?? Drop me an email and let me know at [email protected] or meet me over in the FUMS Facebook community and let's chat!  Thanks.Warmly -- Kathy#FUMS

Sometimes it helps the stress, just to say "F-U-M-S"