FUMS 077 - Tamara Sellman: Author of New MS Poetry and Prose Book "Intention Tremor"

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 story
• Why she chooses to write about MS
• Tamara's unusual book tour!
• A reading of "The Expert" from Intention Tremor
• Details of a special gift you can receive if you mention the FUMS podcast when buying your copy of Intention Tremor

Resources for this episode (clickable links):

• FUMS Podcast Episode 031: Multiple Sclerosis and the Science of Sleep with Tamara Sellman
• FUMS Podcast Episode 055: Coronavirus and Chronic Illness: A Message for the Healthies
• Tamara Sellman website
• Mention the FUMS podcast when you order Intention Tremor from Tamara's website to get a free USB flash drive
• The Accelerated Cure Project
• Help keep FUMS alive at the FUMS Podcast Patreon page
• Sign up for the Patients Getting Paid course email waiting list

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