patientsgettingpaid

On today’s show we are talking once again with Kathy Reagan Young!  Kathy is a strong patient advocate in the MS world and hosts a website called FUMSnow and has her own podcast.  She recently began teaching a course called “Patients Getting Paid” and is here to talk about that today.  If you would like to find out more about Patients Getting Paid, you can check out Kathy's Facebook Page Here!

And to sign up for this great program you can go here!

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On today’s show we are talking once again with Kathy Reagan Young!  Kathy is a strong patient advocate in the MS world and hosts a website called FUMSnow and has her own podcast.  She recently began teaching a course called “Patients Getting Paid” and is here to talk about that today.  If you would like to find out more about Patients Getting Paid, you can check out Kathy's Facebook Page Here!

And to sign up for this great program you can go here!

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It's a New Year! And although the COVID-19 crisis is still ongoing, there is light at the end of the tunnel with vaccines beginning to be rolled out.

But even though this is really positive, there is a lot of misinformation out there about the COVID vaccines in general and how they interact with chronic health conditions like Multiple Sclerosis.

If we need someone to cut through all the BS and talk about this, who else are we going to turn to other than Dr. Aaron Boster MD? He's been featured on the podcast twice before (FUMS 049 and 052) so he's the perfect person to bring on to sort through the noise and speak directly to how this affects us! He also spends time answering questions from FUMSers and tearing down a few Anti-Vaccine myths.

This conversation was originally published as a Facebook Live even - see the original video on the FUMS YouTube channel.

Topics covered include:

• The background to the spread of COVID-19, how this disease relates to people with MS and the impact of comorbidities
• The development of two available Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines - the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
• How these two vaccines work and the latest thinking about how they can interact with certain MS Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs)
• Your questions answered
• What to be aware of if you're doing your own research online

Resources for this episode (clickable links):

• Watch the original video of this conversation on the FUMS YouTube channel
• Aaron Boster YouTube channel
• Aaron Boster Facebook page
• Aaron Boster on Twitter
• Page for The Boster Center for Multiple Sclerosis
• Help keep FUMS alive at the FUMS Podcast Patreon page
• Sign up for the Patients Getting Paid course email waiting list

** Sign up for the FUMS Friday Night 6 Pack here: Friday Night 6-Pack.

~ Special thanks to my podcast editor Steve Woodward. Do you have a podcast or are you interested in starting a pod? **GREAT way for a Patient to get PAID!! I HIGHLY recommend adding Steve to your team. Find him at PodcastingEditor.com

The holiday season is just kicking off so in today's episode of the FUMS Podcast Show, Kathy has a special message for all FUMSers. Please enjoy the celebrations but remember to take care of YOU. Pace yourself. Ask for help when you need it. And be big enough to accept help when it's offered. In order to lessen your load, use the 2020 FUMS Holiday Gift Guide. It’s updated every year with new products that either Kathy has come across or which have been suggested by others in the FUMS community. And don't forget to check out the FUMS Merchandise Shop! We hope you find this helpful – and, if you have suggestions for great gifts, please share them with Kathy@FUMSnow.com so we can add them to this list. Wishing you a happy and healthful holiday season! See the 2020 FUMS Holiday Gift Guide Visit the FUMS Merchandise Shop Help keep FUMS alive at the FUMS Podcast Patreon page Sign up for the Patients Getting Paid course email waiting list ** Sign up for the FUMS Friday Night 6 Pack here: Friday Night 6-Pack. ~ Special thanks to my podcast editor Steve Woodward. Do you have a podcast or are you interested in starting a pod? **GREAT way for a Patient to get PAID!! I HIGHLY recommend adding Steve to your team. Find him at PodcastingEditor.com 

From the age of 12, Kim Toliver used exercise as a way to regain control of her weight - and also to ensure that she wasn't being micro-managed by doctors!

While studying for her Masters in Athletic Training, she began to experience strange physical symptoms which she initially wrote off. But only six months into her dream job, Kim was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

Kim eventually recognized that CrossFit’s fitness and health concept suited her perfectly in trying to accomplish the task of being the best version of herself physically, mentally, and spiritually.

However, Kim chose not to be open about her MS, and took 12 years to fully accept her diagnosis.

Now she is a proud advocate - and FUMS’er!

Topics covered include:

• How Kim used sports to take control of her health at a young age
• Why she transitioned from her dreams of being a Marine Biologist to studying for a Masters in Athletic Training
• Kim's first symptoms, eventual diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, and her experiences with Disease Modifying Therapies
• Why Kim thinks CrossFit has the perfect methodology to help manage her MS
• Kim's long battle to accept her diagnosis and how she is now advocating for the MS community

Resources for this episode (clickable links):

• Kim's MS Crossfit website
• Kim Toliver on Instagram
• Email Kim at kt@mscrossfit.com
• Sign up for the Patients Getting Paid email waiting list
• Help keep FUMS alive at the FUMS Podcast Patreon page

** Sign up for the FUMS Friday Night 6 Pack here: Friday Night 6-Pack.

~ Special thanks to my podcast editor Steve Woodward. Do you have a podcast or are you interested in starting a pod? **GREAT way for a Patient to get PAID!! I HIGHLY recommend adding Steve to your team. Find him here: The Podcasting Editor