Author Archive
My Love Letter to the Dear Thyroid Team
The Dear Thyroid Team is comprised of individuals from all walks of life, all over the country. If someone asked me a few years ago if I would have the privilege of working [Read] | 8 responses.
UPDATE: How Far Should You Take Patient Advocacy
Last week I asked "How far should you take advocacy". Everyone had a lot of great opinions and advice for all of us. A few more questions were raised about how to advocate for ourselves. [Read] | one response.
How Far Should You Take Patient Advocacy
I once had a CT Scan at Mink Radiology with an iodine IV. When we reached the "Insert IV now" portion of the procedure, while inserting the needle into my vein, something was wrong, it [Read] | 11 responses.
Chronic Worthlessness
I wonder how many of us feel chronically worthless and for countless reasons. Do we feel like we let ourselves down when our brains want to run, do and see, but our bodies won’t allow [Read] | 7 responses.
Dear Me, Shortly After Diagnosis
I was dishing with Joanna regarding an essay I had written a few months after I was diagnosed. As a result, we had a conversation about it and came up with an idea: Let's go back in [Read] | 3 responses.
What Thyroid Coach, Mary Shomon Can Do For You
Having benefited from thyroid coaching, I can tell you that it's the best time and money I've ever spent. After 1o-years, I finally reached the coveted 'in-range'. There I sat for 4 [Read] | 9 responses.
Comment Of The Day: June 18, 2010
Before we kick off today’s comments, I wanted to get a few things off my chest. Thanks for indulging me (Katie), by the way. Collectively, for the past two-years, we have shared our [Read] | no responses.
Did You Receive Your Thyroid Awareness Bands?
Hi-de-ho and gland tidings... Okay. We have sent out over 3,000 thyroid awareness bands. Some, not many, a total of 20 were kicked back to us (not bad), and we have re-sent those out. [Read] | 22 responses.
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. -Pericles
Dear, Dear Thyroid Community Members, Liz Schau is no longer with Dear Thyroid. While I am very sorry to see Liz go, I am grateful to her and for everything she's done for Dear [Read] | 14 responses.
Martin Bosworth In Memoriam
Martin Bosworth has died. He was 35-years-old and had hypothyroidism, among other health issues. However, he died of a pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis. "Both DVT and PE [Read] | 21 responses.