Fums: Giving Multiple Sclerosis The Finger

Tamara Sellman was last on the FUMS podcast back on  Episode 31 - when she was talking about sleep disorders and her professional life as a medical board-certified sleep technologist and sleep educator. It was during her training that she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.A widely published writer in the years following her diagnosis in 2013, Tamara wrote the collection of prose and poetry which makes up her "hybrid memoir", Intention Tremor, which was published in early 2021. We talk about why she writes, why she writes about MS in particular, and the difficulties of launching her first book during a global pandemic.Topics covered in this episode include:A brief recap of Tamara's diagnosis storyWhy she chooses to write about MSTamara's unusual book tour!A reading of "The Expert" from Intention TremorDetails of a special gift you can receive if you mention the FUMS podcast when buying your copy of Intention TremorResources for this episode (clickable links):FUMS Podcast Episo