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Dear Thyroid Letters

She’s Still Standing AND Living, Take That, Thyroid

Dear Thyroid, It's been 14 days since you have been gone. It has been 14 days since you have been taken out of my swollen neck, killed and thrown away. It has been 14 days since not [Read]

A Thynundrum Indeed

Dear Thyroid, I've been so angry at you these past few years - ever since you turned on me.   I thought we were close.   I thought we were looking out for each other.   Then you [Read]

Goiticon And The Half Blood Princess

Dear Thyroid, This is Goiticon your sinister sidekick. I am writing to warn you of difficult days ahead. Forces are aligning to discover our dark plot to destroy The Hostess. She [Read]

You Expect Thygiveness After What You’ve Taken From Me, Seriously?!

Dear Thyroid; I am told you look like a butterfly, fluttering imperceptibly at the base of my neck. I imagine you pretty, delicate, in slightly iridescent shades of pink. Who couldn't [Read]

Krappa Krappa Glanda

Dear Thyroid, When I went to college, I didn't join a sorority. Even if they'd had them at Georgetown, a sorority didn't really sound like my thing. All that giggling and doing each [Read]

Let’s Make A Deal

Dear Thyroid, I really wish you had been more upfront with me.  For years I have endured your problems which you denied were your doing.   To be fair, YOU didn't deny it, but your [Read]

Thy’ve Arrived? Oh, No. No Way. No How. NO!

Dear Thyroid; We've been together for nearly twenty-three years now, yet I feel as though we have only really gotten to know each other over the past few months. ,  Before we got [Read]

Thychotic

Dear Thyroid, You are like a psychotic boyfriend who won't let go.   Nine years later.   That's bad. Riddled with cancer and plucked from my neck at age 27, you've been [Read]

You Don’t Gland A Chance!

Dear Thyroid, Did my last letter really encourage you that much?,   If so, then rock on!,   I say this because I feel like you've kicked it up a bit; that little bit of you that [Read]

Thyrella, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet

Dear Thyroid; For about 30 years now we've had an off-again, on-again relationship. We've had our ups and downs, but in the end you failed me, you didn't hold up. Then, you [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]