Hello friends --Here we go again - the FUMS Friday Night 6-Pack. I cannot believe it's the first Friday of December already!  Are you where you need to be on your holiday readiness? Yeah - me neither!!  But my daughter has been accepted to her college of choice - the University of Mary Washington - and all seems right with my world. I am, however, still anxiously awaiting my MRI results. It's been a week. Seriously - what's the holdup? Situations like this are what wine was made for. Cheers!  Let's dive in:1. So seriously - if you haven't checked out the Multiple Sclerosis Holiday Gift Guide - DO IT!!!  Grab a glass of whatever suits you and click the link. Just take a look. It has over 50 gift ideas - most of which have a clickable link meaning - you just sit, click, (maybe sip), and buy. That's it. Easy peasy. I even included a link to a coupon template in case you want to make your own coupon to give to someone (think: good for one homecooked meal, yard cleaning, laundry, etc). Here's the link - CLICK IT!!  Holiday Gift Guide2. In the great timing department, this article is all about how to eat specifically for times of stress - like the holidays!!  Protect your gut, protect your brain. This food science stuff is really interesting (she says as she reaches for another handful of chocolate chips). Here's the article: What To Eat For Stress3.  Have you checked out Savvy Cooperative yet? Ok, seriously, what are you waiting for? It's a wonderful group of people amplifying the patient voice!  Translation: you can join, be an owner, and get hand-vetted gigs for patient advocacy sent directly to your inbox every Monday. And there are puppets! Seems I buried the lead. Yea - there are puppets. Check it out right here:  Savvy Coop4.  IMPORTANT REMINDER: two important enrollment deadlines that are approaching for 2019 health insurance coverage.**Medicare open enrollment for 2019 coverage ends on December 7th - THAT'S TODAY!!!**Open enrollment for private insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace ends December 15th. If you do not enroll in a marketplace plan by December 15th, you cannot enroll in a plan for the rest of 2019 unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.  **Coverage for both Medicare and the Health Insurance Marketplace plans begins on January 1, 2019.5.  This is a very scary sounding study - but let me preface this by saying - only 5 cases have been linked worldwide. Ok, ready? Here it is: Lemtrada Linked to Bleeding in Lungs

6.  "My back hurts." I think most adults have muttered those words multiple times throughout their adulthood. But - MS back pain is different - and very real. What makes it "MS back pain" and what can you do about it? Well - start by reading this article: MS Back PainSo that's it! Some interesting stuff this week. I just did an interview all about different supplements that can help MS'ers  with our returning contributor Caroline Craven (GirlWithMS) that will publish next Friday - and I have one next week with the author of Segway Into My New Life, a kick ass MS'er I think you're going to love - Meg Lewellyn of BBHMS (Boobs, Boots and Hair with MS). If you have other ideas of topics you'd like me to cover or people you'd like me to interview - maybe even YOU - 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"