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Kim Harris Mullins

Kim Harris Mullins

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Kim Mullins is a former journalist, public relations professor and congressional assistant communications director and current insurance compliance director, problem solver, planner, advocate, and colorectal cancer survivor and thriver.

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As a former reporter and journalist, I find comfort in asking who, what, where, when, why, and how. With the answers to these questions, a news or feature story practically writes itself. But when I got cancer, at least half of the standard questions had no definitive answers—the when, why, and how. My story would not easily write itself. I would have to dig deep to piece it all together.

The problem solver and planner in me saw all sorts of gaps during my cancer journey that needed to be filled, like not having a clue about my health. Like not insisting on getting a colonoscopy or getting a second opinion when something was clearly wrong. Like a way to keep up with all that stuff—doctor appointments, treatments, what to do,
not to do, etc. (Heads up to the journal/planner for cancer patients you’ll see in the Marketing section.) Like insurance denying a scan my doctor ordered to see if the cancer had spread. Like finding out insurance would only pay for 20 colostomy bags a month (you do the math). Like realizing the financial strain of all the medical (even with
insurance) and nonmedical stuff, like gas cards and food for those who traveled to treatment. Like finding out the closest ostomy support group was at least 40 miles away. I knew where the gaps were not only from personal experience, but also from working for or consulting to health insurance companies the past 10 years.

During my journey, the advocate in me wanted so many things: to encourage prevention. To push lowering the age at which insurance will pay for colonoscopies as preventive screenings. To help those on the same or similar journey. To establish a local fund to help with some of the gaps, like providing gas cards, ostomy supplies, financial help for what insurance won’t pay, etc. To expand the local fund outward as
far as others are willing to take it. To start an ostomy support group. (I’m beyond excited to share movement on the latter.) I’m employing some of the same PR tactics I taught my students at my alma mater for over 10 years in my advocacy efforts.
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Update #4 - Are You Shitting Me?! Update Jan. 17, 2022

Hi, Friend!

It's been a bit since I updated you on the progress of my book, Are You Shitting Me?! How to Survive, Thrive and Transform through Colorectal Cancer, and I have lots of exciting news to share!

On November 12, I closed on the house of my dreams. I spent the next several weeks moving stuff from my apartment, and I am still unpacking. I had the pleasure of hosting my family and friends for the holidays at my new house. On a recent Zoom call, one of my coworkers commented on my change of scenery. I realized this particular coworker has seen my scenery change 4 times in less than 2 years. I have worked on this book project in 4 spaces in less than 2 years. Now that I'm (hopefully) through any major life changes for a bit, I am gearing up to finish the book by the end of April, which marks the end of the year I gave myself to get a traditional book deal before self- or hybrid publishing the book.

Things never seem to happen on my time, no matter how badly I want them to or how hard I try. This book is one of them, but I think maybe it's because my story has continued to be written. I've had some after effects, as recently as this month, as a result of the treatment I received for the cancer more than 3 years ago -one of several things I wasn't privy to that I think will be helpful for readers to know. In September, I began seeing someone I've known as a friend for over 20 years. He accepts and loves me just as I am. And just like that, my fears, over how the cancer changed my body and how that would be viewed, are gone. My website guy and his wife had a healthy, baby girl recently, as he was finishing the website I'll use to launch the book and ancillary items, such as the Inconvenience Journal/Planner, note cards, etc. My local printer got hit hard by COVID, but thankfully has recovered. I'm hoping to get the website and ancillaries out there during this first quarter of the year. And finally, one of the publishers from this Publishizer campaign has reached out to me twice since this campaign ended! I think this is yet another guidepost that things are progressing as they should to fulfill what I believe is the purpose of going through challenges - to help others through the same or similar challenges.

Look for more frequent updates going forward. Thank you, again, for your early support and your friendship forevermore.

Much Love, Kim