Dear Thyroid™

Sixteenth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:00:56 +0000

Encouragement: When I first found out that I had nodules on my thyroid that had to be removed, I was terrified. My father had just died the year before from Colon Cancer and I was so afraid that it would be cancer. My mother went with me to all of my appointments and stayed by [...]

Fifteenth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:23 +0000

1. Hope 2. Peace 3. Love 4. Truth These are 4 great aspects of true love for others that are embodied in encouragement. By using these 4 principles, you can show encouragement to others and feel them in your own heart/spirit at the same time. by, Mary – Please cast your vote in comments a

Fourteenth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:15 +0000

Community, Strength, Hope, and Love COMMUNITY helps me remember I am not in this alone.. even when I have to be secluded from those I love. The STRENGTH of others helps me to be strong when all I want to do is hide under my blankets and cry. HOPE that someday this will be behind [...]

Thirteenth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:25 +0000

My words are: Ghost of a Chance. Because loosing my thyroid had so much to do with loosing my whole life and I feel so abandoned and hopeless so many times……. I tell myself to Remember….I still have a Ghost of a Chance….. to rediscover the wings of my life and fly on. It may not [...]

Twelfth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:00:57 +0000

Learn, flexible , share and laugh Learn constantly Keep the brain happy Be it reading, research, learning a new hobby or doing crossword puzzles the more you use you noggin the sharper you will stay Knowledge is power. Flexible. This goes both physically and emotionally. You don’t have to be a fitness guru just move [...]

Eleventh Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0000

“Will Fight For Myself” In today’s Western medicine I have learned since my RAI treatment of my thyroid, that not only have they destroyed my thyroid, but pretty much destroyed my life. I have suffered for 2 years and can get no help from doctors and I have decided to try alternative methods to get [...]

Tenth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:23 +0000

loving acceptance with understanding Family & friends accept me as the person I am and understand some of my failings are because of my medical condition and forgive me my faults and love me, still. Acceptance allows me to be all that I can be and to deal with the frustration of those who lack [...]

The FDA and Thyroid Medication Can Stick it Where the Sun Don’t Shine

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:05 +0000

Went in today to pick up my medication and once again another thyroid medication is denied by my medicare insurance Armour. The Pharmacist stated that the medication was no longer approved by FDA! GREAT! Not that it was really working or anything, but that is 2 medications that the insurance will not cover. OK! it [...]

Ninth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:38 +0000

My four words of encouragement are Knowledge Strength Community Trust Knowledge and the quest for knowledge are part of who I am. When faced with uncertainty or a problem I look to books or other reliable sources of information to determine how to proceed. Once I have gained some knowledge I feel strong in making [...]

Eighth Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:00:58 +0000

Faith, Hope and Laughter We need to keep the faith that there will be a cure and we can live a normal life again. Hope for better doctors, more information and more awareness and research. Laughter…well laughter is the best medicine. So laugh a little , it can’t hurt. By, Elaine/Marpo a