Hello friends --My oldest daughter graduated this week. I can't really believe it. I swear I just had that child. Guess I blinked. She is amazing and watching her walk across that stage to receive her diploma was bittersweet. I have 2 more months with her living at home and I'm going to make good use of my time. But - every Friday - I'll stop whatever I'm doing with her - and I'll put together the FUMS Friday Night 6-Pack!!  And here is this week's:1.  This summer I'm working on a digital course and membership community to help people in the chronic conditions community (that means YOU) find legit, flexible work, start their own online business and/or find patient advocacy gigs - called "Patients Getting Paid" that I hope to launch in the fall. Sign up for the email list and I'll let you know when I launch! Sign up here: Patients Getting Paid2.  Need a Lyft to your next doctor's appointment??  In a partnership with the rideshare company LYFT, MS Focus is now offering assistance to get to medical appointments. Through their Transportation Assistance Grant program, MS Focus and Lyft can help with your transportation to and from appointments. MS Focus also will help with paratransit fees and minor car repairs. Read about it right here: Lyft Me Up3.  I LOVE salt - how about YOU? I don't have high blood pressure so I thought I was in the clear - then I read this article about the connection between a high salt diet and MS. UGH. Pass The Salt??4.  Study identifies possible genetic causes of MS: It's In Your Genes/Jeans?5.  Startup company Oscine Therapeutics has received an investment from Sana Biotechnology to support the research and development of cell-based therapies for a variety of neurological disorders, including MS. Read about it here: Cell-Based Therapy for MS6.  Have you ever considered surgery for any of your symptoms? Did you even know that was potentially an option? Here's a good article all about it:  Surgery for MSThat's all folks. Hope you learned something here today - especially something that will help you in your journey with MS.  If there is anything that I can do to help you, please, 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"