Dear Thyroid™ � literary support

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 [...]

Chronic Snarkopolist: Healing with Vulnerability, Sharing, and Reciprocity

Melissa Travis — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:00:58 +0000

Hello my loves! Thank you so much for being in my life! I have said so many times to my friends – sharing your stories heals. And I have meant it. Sharing our deep pains with others helps us to go inside and lift out the pain and hold it up. When we bear witness [...]

Comment of the Day: October 12, 2010 – And Family

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:38:02 +0000

For better or worse, we are a family. Though we have not joined this family by choice (the jacked thyroid club); and though it was born out of frustration, we have found camaraderie. Thyroid cancer, thyroid autoimmune disease and thyroid conditions, among other things, have forever bound us to a each other. When a family member [...]

Comments of the Day: October 11, 2010

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:12:19 +0000

As a community; we submit letters and other literary works (thyroid shouts, rants/raves, acrostic poems, and more, including literary games). By doing so, we share our stories, for healing, education and awareness. In addition, we connect in comments. We remind each other that there is someone on the other end reaching out. Not because they [...]

Chronic Snarkopolist: Surrender Into Support

Melissa Travis — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:00:49 +0000

Hello my loves! Have I mentioned how much I adore you? You are so brilliant and beautiful! I was so overwhelmed with your kind words and thoughts last week. I’m always so amazed when you write in to say, “me too! I get it!” Meanwhile – I decided to take my overwhelmed self to my [...]

Comments of the Day: October 4, 2010

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:01:00 +0000

Sometimes we all need a lifeline and, especially when we don’t know it. Out of left field, a missive, a voice, a note, a letter, a rant, a whatever; tosses an orange ring into our corner and says I hear it in your voice, what’s wrong? Or I read your rant, your letter, your comment [...]