Hello friends --Happy Fall Y'all!!! I wait to say that every year!! The next fun one is "Happy VD" for Valentines Day!  The weather is BEAUTIFUL here. Nice and cool and crisp. I've been out walking most days this week. The air just smells so good in the Fall.  Awwwwww. Hope you're enjoying it too!Ok - let's get on with it, shall we??1. Do you usually get the flu shot annually? Do you plan on getting it this year??  In this column, MS Advocate Ed Tobias takes a look at how important it is this of all years:  Why a Flu Shot Is More Important Than Ever This Year2.  Is fatigue YOUR #1 symptom?? Fatigue is the most impactful symptom on daily functioning in people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and is more severe in patients with relapse, pain, depression, and sleep disorders, according to a U.S.-based survey.  Fatigue Tops The List3.  Here's some good news: Most children and adolescents with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS), especially those treated intravenously with a disease-modifying therapy (DMT), achieve no evidence of disease activity within two years of diagnosis, according to a real-life study from the U.S.  Pediatric MS Patients May Do Best on Intravenous DMTs4.  Do YOU have #MS pain? I do. It's unlike other pain I've experienced. This is a great article all about our old friend MS pain.  50 Shade of MS Pain5.  This is BIG news for those MS'ers on Rituximab: lower doses are found to be as effective as higher doses!! Read on:  Rituximab Lower Dose As Effective and Safer6.  What are some of the craziest things people have asked you about MS?  Here's an article about just that:   7 Crazy Things People Have Asked Me About MSSo that's all folks!!  Hope you found this newsletter interesting and valuable.If you haven't already, be sure to join the conversation over on the FUMS Facebook community and let's chat!  Thanks.Warmly -- Kathy#FUMS

Sometimes it helps the stress, just to say "F-U-M-S"