FUMS 060 - MS Advocate Cathy Chester Shares Her Journey

FUMS: Giving Multiple Sclerosis The Finger

Cathy Chester is an unstoppable, one-woman advocacy machine! And because of this, she's an FUMSer to the core. Cathy experienced her first symptoms of MS shortly after graduating from college. But like so many of us, it was a number of years before she received a formal diagnosis. Since then she has dedicated herself to advocating for her condition and ensuring that the patient voice is heard loud and clear. Cathy's writing has been featured on MultipleSclerosis.net, Huffington Post, and Multiple Sclerosis News Today. And she has been featured in Woman's Day magazine, Momentum magazine, Everyday Health, and Harvard Radio to name but a few. In this episode, Kathy-with-a-K talks to Cathy-with-a-C about how she got started out in patient advocacy through hard work and making connections. Topics covered include: Cathy's MS diagnosis story Early experiences of patient advocacy and her decision to start writing a blog Her work as a speaker consultant for pharmaceutical companies which means she is a #PatientGettingPaid The value of finding your own patient voice Resources for this episode (clickable links): Visit Cathy's An Empowered Spirit blog Cathy's writing on MultipleSclerosis.net, Huffington Post, Multiple Sclerosis News Today An Empowered Spirit on Facebook Cathy Chester on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Help keep FUMS alive at the FUMS Podcast Patreon page Buy FUMS merch in the FUMS shop Sign up for the Patients Getting Paid 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 here: The Podcasting Editor