Hello friends --What a week. I had a couple of people that were scheduled to be interviewed for the FUMS Podcast cancel at the last minute so I winged it and did a solo episode just explaining my MS story and my plans for Patients Getting Paid. Let me know what you think. I've had a LOT of pain from a frozen shoulder and just when I thought it was improving - it is now keeping me awake at night. Also - I'm on the countdown until my eldest child leaves for college - 12 days, and breathlessly awaiting whether or not my youngest made the varsity volleyball team. As such, I'm taking both of my girls on a fun, long weekend excursion to Bethany Beach, Delaware where I'll mostly sit on the beach, eat bad-for-me food and drink ice-cold beer with my oldest and dearest friend and her two daughters. Awww. Just what the doctor ordered.Enough already. Let's get to the good stuff:1.  Here is that solo podcast episode I was talking about. Just me and a mic. My smart ass podcast editor said somehow he knew I'd have no trouble talking for a solid 20 minutes. The Birth of FUMS and Patients Getting Paid2.  Do you experience vertigo? Is it due to your #MS? Maybe. Great article by one of my favorite MS writers - Tamara Sellman.  Read more about it right here: Vertigo 3.  Here's some good news. The risk of MS relapse is NOT higher after surgery with anesthesia! YAY.  Get that Surgery!!  4.  Holy sci-fi Batman!!  Smartphone-controlled device could deliver drugs into the brain!  The future is NOW!!5.  “In the United States alone, approximately 160 clinical trials with CBD are currently enrolling patients or preparing to do so. Disease targets include epilepsy, PTSD, pain, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, multiple sclerosis, eye conditions, spinal cord injuries, addiction, and cancer.” YES!!! Keep researching! Under-the-Skin CBD Infusion6.  So - actress Selma Blair is FINALLY talking about the fact that she underwent stem cell transplant for her MS. This article also shares the story of Dave Bexfield of ActiveMSers. If you don't currently follow him, do yourself a favor and check him out. He's hilarious and full of good information.  Here's the article:  Stem Cell for SelmaSo - that's all folks. Hope you found some value in this little newsletter of mine. If you do - PLEASE share it with others who could use it. Can I do anything to help 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

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