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Hypothyroidism Has Changed My Life

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:39:38 +0000

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 mother and Aunt have hypothyroidism?)? WHAT WAS IT? My stomach had always hurt during my high school years. Was that you trying to tell [...]

Thyroid, if you Must Die, Why do you Insist on Trying to Take me with you?

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:00:51 +0000

Dear Thyroid: I don’t know much at all about you or why you have apparently been fighting against me most of my life. I know right now you’re hyper, but I recall times when you weren’t even making an appearance. I know you don’t seem to like it sometimes when I have to do more [...]

Hypo-1800s-thyroidism

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:40 +0000

It was in the early 1990s when I noticed that I had a lump in my throat. I was still in Australia and only had a few weeks before I flew home, via Singapore and The Tioman Islands. I resolved that I would see my GP when I returned home. Once back home I made [...]

Don’t Expect Forgiveness Anytime Soon, Dear Thyroids

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:00:10 +0000

Dear Thyroid, I HATED YOU AND MY SONS THYROID!!!! YOU DESTROYED OUR LIVES! AND I’M SO ANGRY! I am a 40 year old woman who was diagnosed with a severe form of Hashimoto’s/Thyroiditis in 1999. I was very ill and almost slipped into a coma. I struggled for 10 years with a up and down [...]

Happy New Year Poem from LOLLY

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:39:13 +0000

Happy New Year to all that come here. May you all experience good health. I hope that 2011 is your best year to date And is filled with prosperity and wealth. To all the thyrella’s and fellas at DT. Come along and shout out loud with me. Two finger salute fuck off to last year. [...]

Comments of the Day: November 4, 2010

Joanna Isbill — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:05:52 +0000

I want to take a minute and remind all of you how wonderful you are. You are WONDERFUL. You are BEAUTIFUL. You are VALUABLE. You are TREASURED. Thank you for sharing so much of yourselves. Thank you for writing letters and poems. Thank you for all your thyrants and thyraves. Thank you for all of [...]

Comments of the Day: October 28, 2010

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:08:07 +0000

Should Fatties Get a Room Even on TV, by Maura Kelly. Regarding the new show “Mike & Molly” on CBS, which I happen to think is fabulous, funny and smart, Maura has written what I regard as a highly offensive piece. This is just my opinion. I am, as you know, a DIE HARD proponent [...]

Comments of the Day: October 25, 2010

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:53:25 +0000

We didn’t announce this week’s word for acrostic poetry, which we’re doing right now… OVER. We are writing acrostic poems for a reason. Our goal is to make the invisible illness week’s list, among other awareness objectives. We want to educate and spread awareness through literary mediums using your words. Your words not only make [...]

Comments of the Day: October 15, 2010

Joanna Isbill — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:03:02 +0000

We live in a society where taking care of yourself is more often than not considered selfish. If you focus on yourself, you’re considered self-absorbed. Here’s what I know to be true: if I don’t make time to take care of ME, then I can’t give my time, my love, myself to others. Neglecting my [...]

Comments of the Day: October 14, 2010

Joanna Isbill — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:49:23 +0000

Since being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, I’ve struggled with friends not supporting me like I thought they would. I have felt abandoned, betrayed, and forgotten. These people let me fall when I was expecting them to hold me up. I know I am not alone in this experience. I know so many of you have [...]