Hello friends --How's YOU??  Hope that answer is GOOD!!  I am - ok.  A resounding ok.  I dropped my youngest child off at college yesterday and let me tell you - the silence is deafening.  I am grateful to have you all - to work on your behalf to share and curate this info - and for all of your support.  I've received some of the nicest messages.  Thank you so much.  Keep 'em coming!!  Let's get after it:1.  This baby just dropped this morning.  It's my latest FUMS Podcast episode - all about SEX & MS!!!  I interviewed Dr. Fred Foley, Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva University, in the Bronx, NY, and the Director of Neuropsychology and Psychosocial Research at the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NJ.  Want to hear about how to get your sexy back??  Listen in right here: Let's Talk About Sex, Baby

2.  Cytocom has joined forces with La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) to discover and develop new immune-modulating therapies targeting toll-like receptors (TLRs) for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), cancer, and infectious and chronic inflammatory conditions.  Collab to Find Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases3.  A clinical trial specifically looking at upper limb function.  Interesting. Trial Will Test Ocrevus on Arm, Hand Function in PPMS4.  Probiotic supplements could ease disability, lessen depression, and improve overall health in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), according to an analysis of four randomized clinical trials. Probiotics Likely to be Helpful with RRMS5.  Where are my Ocrevus peeps??  Here's some good news for you: Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) safely and effectively prevents relapses and disease progression in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients who responded poorly to other disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), final two-year data from the CHORDS Phase 3b clinical trial show.  Good News for my Ocies!!  6.  Great perspective from the wonderful MS warrior and writer Ed Tobias: Do People With MS Need a 3rd Vaccine Shot?Well - that's all folks.  Hope you found something interesting today.  If you have any questions or need any help, just 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#FUMSP.S.  My new membership community - Patients Getting Paid - is gearing up for launch on September 13th.  It's a Founding Members Launch meaning if you get in on the deal 9/13-9/20, you'll only pay $19 per month - forever - as long as you maintain your membership.  Want to learn how to find and create flexible, remote work to accommodate your health?? Join us inside the PGP membership. Learn all about what's going to be inside it here: Patients Getting Paid.  **And get on the wait list there to be sure you get the email when it launches so you can jump in quickly!!

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