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Dear Thyroid Letters

Dear Thyroid Update RE: Submissions

Glandarific Beauties, We're experiencing some technical difficulties with submissions@dearthyroid.com. So, if you haven't heard back from us within 24 hours of submission, please [Read]

Dear Thyroid, I WILL BE The Last One Standing, Not You!

Dear Thyroid, In four weeks we will be parting ways after a 7-year battle. You put up a good fight and have almost never let your guard down, regardless of how hard I have tried to [Read]

Dear Rachel’s Thyroid, Goodbye, Please

Dear Rachel's Malfunctioning Thyroid; You stole into our lives into the middle of the night, like a thief. You struck silently, creeping up on your victim, thinking she was alone and [Read]

Gland We Get Along?

Dear Thyroid, You cannot be both healthy and sick at once.   It is a logical impossibility.   And yes -- I know absolutely nothing about math or reasoning or any sort of rational [Read]

There Was Nothing Sweet About Our Termination

Dear thyroid; I miss you. You did your job just fine. It's a shame we had to part ways. It's been just over a year. Unfortunately, while you were doing your job, a cancerous tumor [Read]

Dear Thyroid, Please Listen To Me!

Dear Thyroid, As you probably know, I've been seriously considering running through the streets of rural Massachusetts screaming at night because of you. I can't help but feel like [Read]

I Sometimes Wonder

Dear Thyroid, Now that you're gone I tend to ask myself, "Why did you grow a goiter after my second child?" All this did was cause you to stop working for me properly. I continue to [Read]

Wait For It

Dear Thyroid, You really aren't so clever, you know. You think attack is something new, something radical. But you've got to realize that I, myself, am the best at attack and [Read]

YaYaYaYaYa

Dear Thyroid, Tomorrow we have yet another blood test and a little added treat: an HPV shot! Joy. But that's unimportant. You don't feel joy. I can tell. I can tell that emotions [Read]

Hyperthyroidlicious

Dear Thyroid, I know it's not your fault, it's just a mysterious occurrence that we can do nothing about. I don't want to blame Mom, either. She's gone through a lot, being hyper when [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]

Join the Discussion

Dos and Don’ts for Thyroidectomized Patients

Sarah Young's Do's and Don'ts for thyroid cancer survivors. She is sharing her story and her list with us. We always want information and resources, so we can formulate our own [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]