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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]

Hello: Family and Friends, Am I Not Suffering Enough For You To Feel Strong Enough To Catch Me?

Dear Missing Thyroid, Why do I think I have to be the nice guy here and feel that I am supposed to always be strong and understanding. Well, right now I am not feeling the love. I just want to [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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Thyrants And Thyraves: And How Do You Feel About Your Doctor?!

Today, we have a very special Thyrants post! Not only did you rant your beautiful hearts out; we also asked you to complete a sentence with respect to what you'd like to say to your doctor. Beautiful [Read]

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]

Thyme For Literary Healing: I Just Knew

I Just Knew, is a literary discussion I would love for us to have today about knowing something was/is awry and how you managed that emotional transaction: What were your initial symptoms? Did [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

Bringing Sexy Out of the Thyloset: Jennifer Bridge

Today kicks off Dear Thyroid’s blog tour, Bringing Sexy Out of the Thyloset. With this blog tour, we’re aiming to make thyroid cancer sexy. The first stop on our tour is Jennifer Bridge’s [Read]

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]