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Dear Thyroid Letters

How Many More Generations Do You Want, Thyroid?

Dear Thyroid, I’ve thought about writing this letter a dozen times.   I think of lines where I thank you for making me more conscious of what food I put in my body.  I think of [Read]

Hypothyroidism Has Changed My Life

Dear Kimberly's Thyroid, I hate that you stopped working. I hate that I'll never know what triggered you to become hypo!  Was it stress, my past eating disorder, genetics (Why do my [Read]

Me vs the Cancer Monster

For the past 4 months, it's  been me vs. the cancer monster. And to this point, I have been able to keep the little monster in check. I mean, relatively speaking; of COURSE there are [Read]

I’m Not Crazy, My Thyroid Is… Don’t you See That?!

Dear Thyroid, I have such a love hate relationship with you.  I now know that you have caused me hell for years.  All the years of sucking away my energy, leaving me drained.  All [Read]

How Cute are you, Thyroid, Thinking you Won?!

Dear Thyroid, You’ve waged a war! Where do I begin!  I knew little of you through my early teens but had heard you were used as an excuse for being fat.  I now know you are not [Read]

Just Curious, Doctor, Do you Hear Me?!

Dear Doctor, I just wanted to take this moment to show my appreciation for your absolute lack of priority with my thyroid, or lack there of one. Doctor and nurse alike have been just [Read]

The Art of a Gland

Dear Thyroid, It's me, the 28 year old art teacher/singer whose life you're stealing. I never really knew how badly you were affecting me until I started feeling it in my voice. I [Read]

Dear Thyroid, I Am Begging You!

Dear Thyroid, Please let me heal! Sometimes I hate you. Sometimes I am too tired to hate you. Sometimes we get along just fine. I know you like to run low, and I can cope with [Read]

Yes, I Have Cancer, But I am So Much More Than A Cancer Patient

I wish I would have found this site earlier in my adventures with thyroid cancer. It's been 11 years now and I can't shake this disease. I faithfully take my medicines, watch what I eat [Read]

Eleventh Entry: Thyroid Literary Contest – Three Words of Encouragement

"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 [Read]

Dear Thyroid Columns

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]

Chronic Snarkopolist: Finding a New Doctor – Teamwork

Hello my loves! I have discussed before picking a new doctor. But it has come up again. This time I needed to fit a specialist into a team of established and trusted specialists and [Read]

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Rewrite your Thyroid Story

Whether you have thyroid cancer, Graves' disease, Hashimoto's, a thyroid condition or anything thyroid related, if your life has changed, radically or otherwise: What if you could [Read]

The Winner of the Thyroid Awareness Literary Contest Is…

With a whopping 37 votes, the winner of this gorgeous painting is, Michelle! CONGRATULATIONS. To check out Michelle's entry, please click here. To see the original Allyson Averell [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]