Hello friends --WOW!!  A LOT has happened here in the U.S. this week. I think we're all in shock and sitting with our disgust - bracing ourselves for what's next.  I have found my anxiety is high, as is my pain and my cog fog. No surprise there - STRESS IS THE WORST THING FOR MS. So - I'm just here reminding you to take care of yourselves. Don't watch it 24/7. Get outside - get some sunshine - get some exercise. Eat well. Take some deep breaths. This too shall pass.  Let's get on with the FUMS Friday Night 6-Pack:1.  I just pushed "publish" on my latest FUMS Podcast and boy is it a good one!!  If you weren't on the FUMS Facebook Live last week with Dr. Aaron Boster talking about the COVID vaccine and MS - fear not!!  I recorded it!!  You can watch it on the FUMS YouTube Channel  - RIGHT HERE or listen to it RIGHT HERE or see it along with the Facebook community comments RIGHT HERE.  It's REALLY GOOD!  It made me feel so much better. Bottom line: get the damned vaccine.  2.  I guess the end of the year/beginning of a new year is a good time to assess how we may have been compensating for increased #MS difficulties.  How We Compensate for the Effects of MS3.  If you’re struggling to pay for your prescriptions, consider these tips. Tips To Help You Pay For Your Medication4.  In studies in mice, poor recycling of cholesterol in the brain impairs the repair of myelin. Pharmacologic stimulation of cholesterol synthesis by brain immune cells — called microglia — boosted the regeneration of myelin. This could result in a new therapy approach for #MS!!!  Boosting Cholesterol Recycling in Brain Facilitates Myelin Repair5.  Curious about CBD-infused creams for your chronic aches? Here's the rub:  Your Guide to CBD Topicals for Muscle and Joint Pain6.  This company is using the technology (mRNA) used to develop the COVID vaccine to treat #MS. And it's looking good!!  BioNTech CEO applies COVID-19 vaccine's mRNA tech to multiple sclerosisThat's all folks. I hope you'll take good care of yourselves and watch the insanity play out in increments.  Breathe. Stretch. Nap. Read. Drink (cheers).  If you need me for anything - here's where to find me:  [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"