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Dear Thyroid Letters
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; How ironic, “Better in Time" spins on my iPod as I sit to write something - anything that resonates with me. Birthdays have never been an issue until very [Read]
Dear Thyroid; Wednesday was a swell day. No, really, it was.... until I got to the doctor's office, and found out due to the size of my tumor, the level of my cancer, my age, blah [Read]
Dear Thyroid, What the fuck did I ever do to you? You are a sneaky little bastard, sneaking up on me like this. Today's visit was the first step, damn you. Tomorrow we will take [Read]
Dear Thyroid; Tomorrow is a big day for us. We're going to meet with Dr. Braunstein for a day of tests, tests and more tests. Oh joy. Katie, stop being negative. Okay. For those [Read]
Dear Thyroid: I swear that, like a cold sore, I caught my cancer from my cousin, MB. She got it first, and, because she gave me everything from measles to a bitchy attitude, she [Read]
Dear Thyroid; How are you? That's kind of rhetorical. However, I do appreciate your time. So, there's that; my approach. Respectful right? Lemme tell ya, doll, it ain't easy. At [Read]
Dear Thyroid; I have hypothyroidism. I was diagnosed in 2006. But let's turn the calendar back to 1999. Up until that point, I had been a normal, healthy, if obese, 17 year old girl [Read]
Dear Thyroid; Hard to believe it's been two years. Two years since I drove myself to the hospital. Two years since I was alone and scared, sitting and waiting for them to take me [Read]
Dear Thyroid, I'm not even sure you are still alive, but I feel that I must try to speak to you. It's been 17 long years, and it's crazy to keep this grudge going. We were so close [Read]
Dear Thyroid Columns
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]
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]
Join the Discussion
This outstanding workshop and teleseminar begins tomorrow with thyroid patient advocate and bestselling author, Mary Shomon. Sign up today! Thyroid patient advocate and [Read]
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
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 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]