Dear Thyroid™ � hypothyroidism support

Rinse Repeat, Sound Familiar?

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:00:49 +0000

Dear thyroid, I get up at 7:00 am and wish I could call in sick to work. Do a quick calculation in my mind and realize I can’t afford to take the time as I don’t have many “sick” hours left. I pull into the parking lot at 8:00 am and pray for the strength [...]

Thy-What?!: The Scapegoat In My Neck

Allison Nazarian — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:08:41 +0000

For nearly 20 years, I all but ignored my little thyroid issue, figuring the little magic pill would do all the heavy lifting and all I had to do was remember to take it every morning and refill it once a month. I’d go to medical appointments and almost forget about that whole pesky thyroid [...]

Yours Truly, If Not Willingly

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:03:31 +0000

(Written by, Elana, 21-year-old with Hypothyroidism) Dear Thyroid, This is my first letter to you since I first officially met you a year ago, though in hindsight I can see your presence in my life tracing back a ways before that. You could have snuck under the radar with just the heat intolerance and weight [...]

Thyroid Poetry by Sarah Downing

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:35:08 +0000

You crept up on me you SOB Destroyed my life as it used to be Accused of laziness because I’m tired A symptom that this illness has sired Accused of greed because I’m overweight But I’m hardly ever hungry; I just caught you too late! Thanks to you, thyroid, I have Epstein-Barr With you, Hashimoto’s, [...]

Reminiscing

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:24:11 +0000

Written by Louise Sopher, Hypothyroid Patient So, Thyroid, here we were, not long ago – you and me – standing on this platform of scenic views, watching the world go by. We floated up in space, jumped from planet to planet – but the jump took, lightyears, (it seemed the planets didn’t feel like moving [...]

A Thy-pology

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:08:38 +0000

Written by Kay – Thyroid-What-Isn’t-The-Issue Dear Thyroid; Dang, but I’ve said some nasty things about you in the last 3 years!, Things I shouldn’t have said about my worst enemy, let alone a part of my own body. I’ve blamed you for everything: my bad moods, my lack of libido, my inability to lose [...]

My Hate for you Continues, Thyroid of Mine!

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:46:21 +0000

Written by Lori (Hypothyroid Patient) Dear Thyroid, My post holiday shopping was ruined because of you. My whole family was affected by my bad mood. Why was I in a bad mood? Because of you and your stupid inactivity, why can’t you understand that I am tired of feeling so fat and sluggish? You know [...]

The Dream Of A Thyroid Language

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:43:10 +0000

Written by: Sarah Downing (Hypothyroid Patient) Dear Thyzilla, Had I only known all those years ago when I started gaining weight and being taunted for it by my parents, my sister, my boyfriend(!) at the time and sometimes complete strangers that there was something physically wrong with me or rather you, perhaps then I could [...]

Stand By Your Gland

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:11:20 +0000

Tammy Wynette had Stand by your Man; thanks to Robyn Davis Hahn (Hashimoto’s Patient), we have “Stand By Your Gland! Sometimes its hard to be a patient Giving all your thoughts to just one gland. You’ll have bad times and it’ll have good times Doing things that you don’t understand. But if you love it [...]

Taming Of The Thyrew

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:27:38 +0000

Written by: Jody Turek (Hypothyroid Patient) Oh glorious gland, knower of all things metabolic. Why do you trouble me so? I get these little glimmers of hope that suddenly disappear without leaving a phone number. Can I please have a tantrum right now? A good old throw yourself on the floor and kick and scream [...]