Dear Thyroid Letters
Thyroid Cancer, When All Was Said; I Was Done
Dear Thyroid, It’s been almost a year since we parted ways. My mother worried I was being overzealous, and expressed her opinion that maybe I should reconsider our separation. Others tried to be [Read]
Stick Me In A Grave At 18? I Don’t Think So!
Who are you, and who do you think you are to just act up and expect me to put my life on hold? I was 18 years old when I met you, or found out who you were. It was just two weeks after I moved out [Read]
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Thyme For Literary Healing: Sometimes I Feel Like I’m A Dial-A-Disease-Wheel, And…
Many of us with autoimmune thyroid disorders and thyroid cancers seem to acquire other conditions of an autoimmune nature; or just other diseases. What fun. How do we feel about managing those [Read]
Thyroid Queen Contest Entry, By Debbie Greene
My Image Of My Disease My vision is a large sculpture of the beautiful Sally Rand dancing with her ostrich feathers. My sculpture would be a creamy white and depict her nude, with her arms crossed [Read]
Dear Thyroid Columns
Chronic Snarkopolist Sometimes Sick is Ugly
It is five in the morning and I cannot sleep. Tomorrow I prepare and pack my bags to go to Atlanta and meet with my team specialists for tests and follow-ups; and some news. Frankly news I just [Read]
A Celebration of Survivorship
Thyroid cancer is neither good nor easy. Dear Thyroid recognizes this and wants to celebrate all survivors who choose to be recognized for enduring this cancer. We invite you to join us in a show of [Read]
Life Redefined: Why Numbers Matter
According to the National Cancer Institute… 1 in 111*: The number of people in the United States who will be diagnosed with thyroid cancer in their lifetime 6.3%*: The increase in [Read]
Meet-ups & Guest Bloggers
Ayurveda? For My Thyroid? What Is It & What Does It Have to Do with Me?
I’m always interested in the following question: How can I revive my thyroid beyond what is offered by conventional medicine? Let’s toss around this question together as part of integrating [Read]
Join An Offline Thyroid Support Group
Offline support - especially for patients with thyroid diseases and thyroid cancers is incredibly powerful. Online support is fantastic. That said, the opportunity to sit across from someone who has [Read]
Spectacular Sundays
In an effort to make our Meet - Up's successful and possible for everyone in the community, we have decided to make every third Sunday of the month, a Meet - Up day. This way, if you are unable to [Read]