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Dear Thyroid Letters

Thyroid, You Have Made Me Suffer and Stolen My Life

Dear Thyroid, Oh Thyroid... Where were your shining numbers when I lost almost all my hair? When I had so many bald spots that I had to wear a hat, and I hate hats. But you [Read]

Thyroid Mad Libs by Pamela

Dear Missing in Thyaction, When I think about you, I feel infuriated. In hindsight, I didn't expect you to completely stop with no forewarning and no backup plan. I wish I knew than [Read]

Thyroid Mad Libs by Dori

Dearest Darlingest Thyroid-Popsicle (I love whoever understands this reference), When I think about you, I feel mournful. In hindsight, I didn’t expect you to spaz out. I wish I [Read]

Thyroid Mad Libs, A Mother’s Love

Dearest Daughter, When I think about you, I feel sad when you are feeling so awful. In hindsight, I didn't expect you to feel so bad all the time. I wish I knew then what I know now. [Read]

A Year

How fast your life can change when you weren't even looking. Regular ol' life, Being mommy, cleaning, cooking. One lump was all it took to stop me in my tracks. Endless [Read]

Thyroid Mad Libs by Becky

Dear Thyroid - When I think about you, I feel pain, especially when yawning.  In hindsight, I didn’t expect you to go tits up and try to strangle me.  I wish I knew then what I [Read]

Did Thyroid Cancer Steal my Mojo?

(Lack of Mojo Lately....and wanting to talk to friends) Since the last time I wrote (I can't kick cancer's ass alone), I went on and on about my first part of getting thyroid cancer. I [Read]

Rest in Peace, My Dear Thyroid

Dear Thyroid, I am so sorry.  I’m sorry that hypothyroidism made you sick and not able to function properly.  I’m sorry that I didn’t see your warning signs of severe [Read]

Temple

she built a temple around the butterfly in the garden, it hovered in the vestibule, casting shadows and pushing small bursts of air like tiny gems into the [Read]

My Fellow Thyroidians, Starship Enterprise be Calling

Dear Thyroidians: I'm not writing to your thyroids, I'm writing directly to you.  This is because I need your help to test a scientific hypothesis. I have an idea that I think [Read]

Dear Thyroid Columns

Introducing the THYROID APP by, Mary Shomon and My Med Lab!

  We love Mary Shomon so much! Together with My Med Lab, they have created a THYROID APP, which is ready for our use. Please check out this awesome post from Mary and find out [Read]

Chronic Snarkopolist: How to Create Safe Space (& Beauty) During Chronic Illness

Hello my loves! I have missed you! Recently I presented at a conference about being a caretaker. While I was there I was also able to listen to panels and take in many ideas that [Read]

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Sign up Today for a Teleseminar with Mary Shomon

This outstanding workshop and teleseminar begins tomorrow with thyroid patient advocate and bestselling author, Mary Shomon. Sign up today!   Thyroid patient advocate and [Read]

Announcing the Winner of the I Heart Guts Win A Plushie Thyroid Contest

Congratulations to SAM for winning the I Heart Guts plushie thyroid! Everyone submitted such beautiful, gut-wrenching, funny and clever acrostic poems. Please keep those cards and [Read]

Meet-ups & Guest Bloggers

New York City Dear Thyroid Meet Up – Who is in?

My name is Catrina. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease and nodules near the thyroid August of 2011.  At the age of 24 I was just like any other 20 something year old...I love to shop, [Read]

Super Sunday’s

Super Sunday's are here!! The goal is to make every third Sunday of the month a Meet Up day!! This way if you can't make it one month, you know another Meet Up is just around the corner! [Read]