Hello friends --Well I made it! My family and I went to Pennsylvania and back for Christmas. It was wonderful - until the car started sputtering and chugging as we were getting onto 95 in DC. WHAT!?!?!  Once again - I am the luckiest person I know. We pulled into a little, tiny town in Virginia and found the one mechanic in that town - Steve in Remington, VA - and he found it was just a spark plug. He got the part, replaced it and had us on our way in an hour!!!  So now - I'M BAAAAAAACK with YOUR Friday Night 6-Pack. Cheers!!1.  Let's start with a great new episode of the FUMS Podcast Show. In this episode, I interview Erin Clayton - from episode 6!  She returns to share how she's done a 180-degree turnaround on how she treats her MS - and what a HUGE difference it has made for her. She shares tips and tricks on how YOU can make the same holistic changes she made. Listen here: Holistic Life with MS2.  Top 10 Multiple Sclerosis studies from 2018. Nice recap: MS Studies3.  A biomarker for multiple sclerosis could be an early warning for the disease, according to new research. Because of this biomarker, a urine test could potentially be used to diagnose MS!! WHAT?!?!  Game-changer. Read more here:  A Little in the Cup, Please4.  Crazy #MS stats from an article published by Nanalyze. "The National MS Society estimates that nearly one million people in the United States are living with MS, with 2.3 million suffering from MS worldwide. However, there is no known registry for MS patients, and the current numbers are only rough estimates. In a report by the American Journal of Managed Care, management of MS comes at a very high cost. Total lifetime costs per MS patient is estimated to be $4.1 million. Depending on the severity of symptoms, annual healthcare costs for MS can range from $30,000 to $100,000 per year. That comes out to an estimated global average of $150 billion per year. A cure for MS could make quite a chunk of change from that potential market." Check out the article here: Will There Be a Cure for MS?5.  The actress Selma Blair is the latest celebrity to announce their #MS. She continues to post about it and this holiday season, she posted 2 pictures of herself using a cane on Instagram. Loving her authenticity and sharing with the world just what a pain in the ass MS really is. I'm hoping to get her on the FUMS Podcast Show. Here's hoping. And - here's the article about her transparency in using a cane: Selma Blair Rocking a Can6.  Do you set resolutions each year and then your resolve seems to peter out before you see any kind of results??  I got choo Boo. On January 1st, you can post your resolution on the FUMS Facebook page - and we'll act as each other's accountability partners! We'll revisit all of the posted resolutions on a consistent basis (1-2 x per month) and keep each other on track. Want to join us? Be sure to join the FUMS Facebook page and post on 1/1/19.  It's the FUMS Resolution Revolution!!That's all folks. Hope  you find some interesting tidbits in this week's 6-Pack!  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

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