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	<title>Dear Thyroid™</title>
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	<description>We Are At The Beginning Of Change...</description>
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		<title>Fat Thigh-roid Woes:  Bitch n’ Moan Fest 2010</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/fat-thigh-roid-woes-bitch-n%e2%80%99-moan-fest-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Wells</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fat Thigh Roid Woes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graves Disease Symptoms Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>
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I’m having a hard time writing this week, and really, it’s been happening for a few weeks.  Living in a funk, with a dash of gloom and doom.  Depression?  Probably.  I’ve been living with good ol’ depresh for most of my life, so it doesn’t feel foreign to me.  Also, could be that since I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyroid Cancer, When All Was Said; I Was Done</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cancer patient letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowering thryoid cancer letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family support for cancer patients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making decisions about thyroidectomy for cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thyroid Cancer When All Was Said I Was Done written by Justi]]></category>

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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 supportive of my choosing to leave you, but I could always catch a tiny bit of doubt in their eyes. Some said I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pardon Our Dust, Please. We&#8217;re Doing Some Light Summer Cleaning</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/pardon-our-dust-please-were-doing-some-light-summer-cleaning/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/pardon-our-dust-please-were-doing-some-light-summer-cleaning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid News and Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid Website Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revamping Dear Thyroid homepage]]></category>

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Thank you for your graciousness while we do some homepage reorganization to make the site even more user friendly. You are super peachy and we adore you to bits and pieces.
Keep those cards and letters coming.
Love,
DT
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		<title>Comment Of The Day: September 2, 2010</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/comment-of-the-day-september-2-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/comment-of-the-day-september-2-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comment of the Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graves disease support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hashimoto's disease support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Community]]></category>
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Today was a good day, like all days. Whenever we come together as a community and share our stories, and connect in comments, I think we learn a little bit more about ourselves and our diseases. As a result, I do think we create awareness. Our words. Our terms. How can anyone not see the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyroid Queen Contest Entry, By Debbie Greene</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/thyroid-queen-contest-entry-by-debbie-greene/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/thyroid-queen-contest-entry-by-debbie-greene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dear thyroid contests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healing arts thyroid diseases and cancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid literary contests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid queen contest entries]]></category>
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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 in front of her and the fans held up one on each side of her body, like a butterfly. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Sexy Out of the Thyloset: Jennifer Bridge</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/bringing-sexy-out-of-the-thyloset-jennifer-bridge/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/bringing-sexy-out-of-the-thyloset-jennifer-bridge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ThyCa Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrating thyroid cancer awareness month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid blog tour: Bringing Sexy Out Of The Thylost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Bridge thyroid cancer survivor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid awareness blog tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid cancer awareness blog tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid cancer awareness month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid cancer patients]]></category>
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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 blog, Thyroid Cancer SURVIVOR. Jennifer was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in October 2008. She is now using her experience with thyroid cancer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ayurveda? For My Thyroid? What Is It &amp; What Does It Have to Do with Me?</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/ayurveda-for-my-thyroid-what-is-it-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/ayurveda-for-my-thyroid-what-is-it-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ayurveda? For My Thyroid? What Is It & What Does It Have to Do with Me?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ancient healing systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayurveda and traditional Chinese Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayurveda believes that the original cause of disease is forgetting our true nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayurveda knowledge of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayurveda offers your thyroid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayurvedic Physician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern and Western medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how can I revive my thyroid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practical info on the thyroid and what Ayurveda]]></category>

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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 western medicine with Eastern wisdom traditions such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Often the integration part become arcane and my eyes glaze over as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello: Family and Friends, Am I Not Suffering Enough For You To Feel Strong Enough To Catch Me?</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/hello-family-friends-am-i-not-suffering-enough-for-you-feel-strong-enough-to-catch-me/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/hello-family-friends-am-i-not-suffering-enough-for-you-feel-strong-enough-to-catch-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid Letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer's impact on friendships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficulty regulating thyroid post cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[families and friends trying to understand thyroid cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear of medical exams and tests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding familial support with cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illnesses impact on friendships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post cancer thyroid disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid cancer blog]]></category>
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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 scream &#8220;fuck you&#8221; to everyone who tells me they understand when they DON&#8217;T! Right now the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment Of The Day: September 1, 2010</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/comment-of-the-day-september-1-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/comment-of-the-day-september-1-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comment of the Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community building]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[graves disease support]]></category>
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What if we all united our efforts? What if we all came together with one voice to invoke change on behalf of thyroid disease/cancer patients? What if we all took action for our cause? What if we did something? The results would be exponential.
Yes, it’s Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Yes, we’ve been talking about awareness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyroid Queen Contest Entry, by Linda (Linny)</title>
		<link>http://dearthyroid.org/thyroid-queen-contest-entry-by-linda-linny/</link>
		<comments>http://dearthyroid.org/thyroid-queen-contest-entry-by-linda-linny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dear Thyroid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dear thyroid contests]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid Queen Contest Entry by Linny Linda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graves disease patient writings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graves disease poems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[literary and artistic support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poems about disease]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[portrait of disease]]></category>

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Standing before the lake is a woman.
Her reflection is me.
I was once this woman clearly,
but now I am only her reflection.



A space exists between us
I cannot get to her, or she to me.
this portrait of my former self.
I am unclear,
look over her shoulder
see, there I am.

I knew her once,
and now she knows me.
When it&#8217;s night,
unless [...]]]></description>
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