Hello friends --Hot enough for you??  🥵  UGH, right?? Unbelievable.  Seems this heatwave is hitting all over the world. Take care of yourself.  Drink tons of water, take cool baths/showers, try to stay in the AC if you can. And if you can't, I HIGHLY recommend getting yourself one of these babies:  THE BEST COOLING VESTIf you've been receiving this newsletter for any time at all, you know that my oldest daughter Maggie Mae graduated from college (University of Mary Washington) last month.  She accepted a job offer on Thursday of last week!!  And we spent the weekend looking for an apartment for her and her roommate.  Found it.  And I want to live there - it's soooo nice.  Whatever happened to the suffering for kids in college and just after graduation????  I said that to her and she said, "Mom - we went through COVID in college."  'Nough said.  She deserves this and I'm very proud of her. OK - let's get on with it.  What's up in the world of MS you ask??  I shall tell you:1.  I just published an interview on the FUMS Podcast Show last week about Intermittent Fasting with expert Cynthia Thurlow and now - here's a study that proves us right!!!! "Diet in mice eased inflammation, resulted in less aggressive disease course"  I'm telling you, it has made the biggest difference for me.  Here's the study:  Intermittent Fasting in MS Leads to Immune Cell, Metabolic Changes  And if you'd like to listen to my interview with Cynthia where we share our experiences, here you go:  Using Intermittent Fasting to Manage Your MS with Cynthia Thurlow2.  The presence of iron rim lesions (IRLs), which are regions of chronic nervous system damage with ongoing inflammation, visible on MRI scans, is linked with more substantial disability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. Certain MS Lesions Linked to Worse Disability, but Location Not a Factor3.  Attention: potential good news ahead.  SPMS patient treated with Soliris for related disorder has no relapses for 5 months.  Want to read more?? Of course you do.  Here you go:   Soliris Holds Promise as Treatment for Progressive MS, Case Study Says4.  Where are my Rituximabbers??  Good for you!!!  "Patients on rituximab MS treatment 5 times less likely to experience relapse"  Rituximab Outperforms Tecfidera at Preventing Relapses in Phase 3 Trial5.  A piece by one of my favorite MS writers, Ed Tobias:  How to Avoid Trouble While Traveling Internationally With MS Medications6.  I LOVE LAVENDER.  I diffuse it most days in my office.  I find it very calming.  And, I just love the smell.  And my dog stinks so - diffusing lavender helps.  But I digress.  Lavender Capsule Combats Fatigue in Patients With Multiple SclerosisThat's all folks.  Hope you learned something that could help you this week.  Warmly -- Kathy#FUMS 

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