‘Dear Thyroid Letters’ Archives
Lessons My Thyroid Taught Me
Dear Thyroid, I was not aware of you until you began to be scanned, examined, and photographed by doctors. Then, I got a crash course in what you are and the role you play in my body. [Read] | no responses.
Dear Thyroid: It’s Not Just ‘I’m Tired’
When my thyroid symptoms started (before I knew it was you causing these issues dear thyroid), I first noticed the joint pain. I’m a runner, so it makes sense I noticed that first. [Read] | 8 responses.
At 17, I Have More Moxie Than My Thyroid
My Dearest Thyroid, Sometimes I just get fed up with you. You have made me lose half of my hearing. You make me hurt all over my body, those aches and pains an old person would [Read] | 3 responses.
Happy Thyversary!
Dear Thyroid, Happy anniversary. It's been a full year since I first found out about you. I still don't even know everything about you, but I'm learning. It wasn't easy dealing with you [Read] | 5 responses.
Farewell Thyroid
Dear Thyroid: Remember the days when we worked together like a well-oiled machine? You responded to my every need 24 hours a day, keeping me feeling healthy and happy. It makes me sad [Read] | 4 responses.
Oh, Body of Mine, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!
My dear body, You betrayed me. I did everything I knew to take care of you – daily yoga, green smoothies, good essential fats, acupuncture, you-name-it. It didn’t matter. You [Read] | 2 responses.
And, the Academy Goes to… My Thyroid!
Dear Thyroid, You sure do like the spotlight, don’t you? As you well know, you’re such a complicated little organ that it wouldn’t do to visit just any old doctor. No. [Read] | 5 responses.
Dear Thyroid, Thanks to you, I am Annoyed!
Hi thyroid yes it’s me. The unhappy one who thought that cold and swollen legs and feet were the only symptoms I would have to deal with. Yes that is what I thought until I was put on [Read] | 6 responses.
The Family That Graves Together, Statys Together
Dear Thyroid and your partner Graves Disease We first met 14 years ago, when I was a young lad at age 8. I did not know we shared the same body until age 9. Back then, I still had no [Read] | 4 responses.
Dear Thyroid, I am writing to apply for the position of ‘Healthy Individual’
Dear Thyroid, I am writing to apply for the position of ‘Healthy Individual’ as seen advertised in Life. I am available to begin this role at the earliest opportunity. What [Read] | 2 responses.