Dear Thyroid™ � thyroid cancer awareness

Me vs the Cancer Monster

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:49 +0000

For the past 4 months, it’s been me vs. the cancer monster. And to this point, I have been able to keep the little monster in check. I mean, relatively speaking; of COURSE there are ups and downs, days that the cancer monster wins and days that I win. Although, I’d like to think that [...]

Life Redefined: The Cause of Cancer

Joanna Isbill — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:27 +0000

How many times have you wondered what caused your cancer? How many hours have you spent wracking your brain, trying to figure out what you did wrong that caused cancer to grow in your body? I know I’ve thought about it. Was it something I ate? Something I didn’t eat? Lack of exercise? Plain old [...]

What Awareness for Thyroid Cancer Means to Me

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:00:48 +0000

Dear Thyroid. Why doesn’t anyone know about you? When the surgeons removed you from my body, they told me you were 5 centimeters long. That’s 2 inches – smaller than my pinky finger – and 1 cm was taken up by papillary thyroid cancer. You were so tiny, and yet you were in charge of my body temperature, [...]

Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, September 2011

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:00:08 +0000

This is a special month, it’s all about thyroid cancer awareness. We are doing quite in honor of this month. One of the things we are doing is seeking submissions from survivors, patients and advocates that want to cross-post, cross-promote and co-mingle traffic to achieve a greater good – THYROID CANCER AWARENESS! We are seeking: [...]

My Thyroid’s Affair With Cancer

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:00:36 +0000

Dearest Thyroid, Even though I know our separation was inevitable. It still hurts to have you gone. It hurts me to know that you allowed something else to come between us. To separate us when we were working so perfectly together. I am angry that you helped it hide inside my neck and grow without [...]

BRING IT for Thyroid Awareness Month

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:00:54 +0000

Thyroid Awareness Month is upon us, along with a NEW YEAR. Can you believe it’s 2011?! We’ve already lived, and I do mean lived a decade of 2010. Mary Shomon wrote a fantastic piece called “The Top Ten Stories Affecting Thyroid Patients in the Decade from 2000-2009“. Not only is it incredibly INSPIRING, it highlights [...]

The Legend of the Butterfly

Joanna Isbill — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:30:33 +0000

There is a Native American legend that says, “If you have a secret wish, capture a butterfly and whisper your wish to it. Since butterflies cannot speak, your secret is ever safe in their keeping. Release the butterfly, and it will carry your wish to the Great Spirit, who alone knows the thoughts of butterflies. By setting the butterfly free, [...]

From Here to Cancernity

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:04:55 +0000

Dear Thyroid Community: Well my doctors found another issue and wanted to explore what it was with my thyroid. As if the possibility of having to face another thyroid diagnosis comes easily. I have to admit, I was scared! Again, I found so much strength in my family and friends. Which brings me to my next issue — I [...]

Recognizing Thyroid Cancer Survivors: A Celebration of Survivorship

Joanna Isbill — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:00:44 +0000

Thyroid cancer is neither good nor easy. Dear Thyroid recognizes this and wants to celebrate all survivors who choose to be recognized for enduring this cancer. We invite you to join us in a show of support for these survivors. Adelina Plait Papillary thyroid cancer Diagnosed in 2009 Adrianne Cooksey Papillary thyroid cancer Diagnosed in [...]

Life Redefined: Making Thyroid Cancer Personal

Joanna Isbill — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:00:08 +0000

In the previous two installments of this column (here and here), I’ve shared with you statistics about thyroid cancer. I shared those with you because numbers can be powerful. Seeing a number that tells us how fast the incidence of thyroid cancer is growing is eye-opening. Seeing a number that tells us how many people [...]