Hello friends --Ok - what in the actual f-bomb is going on with this weather???  🎢  We've seen 80+ degrees this Spring - and right now - I'm wrapped up in a blanket in front of my fireplace.  🔥 And you know how good drastic weather changes is for MS.  OUCH!  Hope you're doing well.  I have 4 - count 'em - 4 MRI's this week.  UGH.  Wish me luck.  No seriously - please hit "reply" and wish me luck!!   I have 1 kid moving back in next week (YAY) and another coming back next month.  I'm so excited to have some noise in this house again!!  Check with me mid-summer. I'll likely be singing a different tune!!  🎶OK - what's happening in the world of MS???  Here you go:1.  I FAILED to send out a 6-pack last week.  So sorry about that.  As we all know - 💩 happens.  As such - I have TWO FUMS podcasts for you:  the first is with world-renowned doctor and MS warrior Dr. Terry Wahls - talking about a new study looking at the differences between her diet and Dr. Swank's diet.  Super interesting.  Here you go:  Dr. Terry Wahls Chats with Kathy 2. Annnnnd - Tammy and Terry of Twins Coast 2 Coast stopped by to share their stories and advocacy.  They are identical twins - both with MS!!  In fact, they are "mirror twins" - know what that means?  I didn't either.  Listen and learn, my friends:  Twin Win3.  Where are my Gilenya peeps??  Here's some good news for you:  Long-term Gilenya Use Safe and Effective in a Czech Study4.  OK - next up - where are my PROGRESSIVES??  Here's a little sompin' sompin' for you: Progressive MS Trial Finds Repeat Bone Marrow Infusion Safe, Feasible5.  From one of my favorite MS writers, Devin Garlit - an uncomfortable and all-to-often ignored subject: Multiple Sclerosis and the Right to Die6.  Over the years of my MS patient advocacy, I've heard countless stories of not being able to get a diagnosis and how damaging that "life of limbo" can be.  Here's some hope:   A newly identified sign called a central vein sign could help doctors to determine whether white spots on a patient’s MRI scans are the result of multiple sclerosis or a different disorder. A Clearer Picture of Multiple SclerosisThat's all folks.  I hope you're doing well.  I haven't heard from a lot of you in quite some time (I sound like a mom!!).  I'd really love to hear from you - how you're doing, if there's anything I can do to help you, any ideas you might have for topics or guests for the podcast, and if this newsletter and the podcast are serving you - or not!! I'm reassessing a lot of things in my life right now and I'd love to hear from the actual consumers of my content - how it is received and if there is anything that I can do to improve upon them.  Thanks in advance.Cheers -- Kathy#FUMS

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