Hello friends --Hope this finds you and yours healthy and happy. I am feeling rather shitty but that is the way it goes when MS has taken up residence in your being. So - I have just ingested a good deal of CBD oil in hopes that my right arm and hand will work long enough for me to get this FN6P out. Ready, set, go!1.  I'm finishing up my update to the annual FUMS Holiday Gift Guide. I'd LOVE to include any suggestions that YOU have. They don't have to have anything to do with MS. Just things that YOU like and enjoy and use and would give to others. Think of it like Oprah's Favorite things list. PLEASE hit "reply" to this email and give my YOUR list. I'll get them added ASAP. That Guide goes live next Friday - BLACK FRIDAY - and I'm doing an accompanying podcast episode this weekend so - PLEASE, get those suggestions in FAST! Here's a link to the 2014 Guide (just because it was easy to grab!!) so you can get some idea of what's been in there in the past: 2014 FUMS Holiday Gift Guide2.  This is a long(er) read - and TOTALLY worth it. It explains inflammation in such clear terms. The how’s and what’s and what to dos. Knowledge is power. Grab yourself some power. Read the article:  Could Decreasing Inflammation Be The Cure for Everything?3.  Call your representative’s office and tell them you expect them to vote for this bill. They work for you. Direct your employee to do the job you expect them to do. 202-224-3121. Here's more info about the bill: The ‘420 Bill’ to Federally Legalize Marijuana Has Officially Been Introduced4.  Sometimes grocery stores are visually overstimulating for me. I get overwhelmed. OR - I'm just too tired to deal with shopping - and THINKING about what I'm going to make for dinner and what ingredients I need. Blue Apron makes it super easy. WONDERFUL, fresh, healthy ingredients that are delivered right to your door. No thinking, just easy to follow instructions to end up with delicious, nutritious dinners. Want to learn more? Here you go: Blue Apron5.  Interesting findings and advice for those women with MS considering pregnancy.  Pregnancy Does Not Change Long-term Course of MS6.  A cannabis-based pill to treat #MS and #Huntington's? Yes, please.  Cannabis-Based CapsulesHappy Thanksgiving to FUMS'ers in the U.S. Remember to check out the podcast and the blog next Friday (Black Friday) for the 2019 FUMS Holiday Gift Guide!!  Thinking I might do a Facebook LIVE that day too. Stay tuned . . .Whew! I made it! Now I'm heading to bed where I'll distract myself with a through binge of "The Crown". Anybody else share this particular addiction. "Dead to Me" and "Designated Survivor" or 2 others that allow me to mentally escape the pain when need be. 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"