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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: [...]

Lights, Tunnel, Action

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:10:49 +0000

Dear Thyroid, In all honesty, I’d never heard of you or knew what you were capable of until I was 19. I’d twisted my neck one day, and my neck became swollen. The doctor checked my neck over, called in another doctor to check my neck over, and left it at that. This was when I was 15. Four [...]

No More Thyroid Cancer, RIGHT MOM?

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:00:44 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Being a Mother is and always will be the best gift that I received from you! My little girl, my little Diva, my pride and joy is scared of you. She has nightmares and when I have a doctor’s appointment she freaks out. She is only three and you have made her life [...]

Raisin- A deep plum color

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:00:29 +0000

Almost exactly one year ago I was in my last week of external beam radiation; finally conquering thyroid cancer was a long process. After three surgeries, and I-131 radiation, the doctors were surprised that my papillary thyroid cancer was not going away and in fact, spreading rapidly. It was determined that I was resistant to [...]

Dear Thyroid, Thanks For Nothing, You Jerk

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:00:39 +0000

Dear Thyroid: We need to talk. This week, while perusing yet another women’s magazine full of ads about breast cancer benefits, while sifting through yet another e-mail from a friend who’s raising funds for that cause, I came to the realization that you’ve made my life difficult in ways I never imagined possible. Yet, for [...]

Be All You Can Be – The Cancer

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:00:21 +0000

Dear Thyroid, You may be gone, and have been so for a while now, but the memory of you lingers on. Or maybe it might be more accurate to say that your legacy remains. For many years you and I lived together. Neither really was too aware of the other but we relied on one [...]

Evidently, My Thyroid Is My Biggest Fremenie

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:00:31 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Why were you just not that into me? I always knew you were an overactive nuisance, but what did I do to deserve all of this? Here I am, a healthy 27 year old woman with the most positive outlook on life, a winning attitude, high spirited energy and a contagious smile. I [...]

Bachelorette with Cancer Seeking Bachelor who can Handle Cancer

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:00:08 +0000

I recently attended a workshop for singles with cancer and the question on my mind was when do I tell someone that I’m sick? Some answers seemed obvious to me: If you’ve ever used the Internet to speak out about your illness, a quick Google search will inform your date of your medical status. If [...]

I Can’t Kick Cancer’s Ass Alone

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:00:23 +0000

I am tired of sitting around working on finding employment since I lost my job, the first “business” day, after my FIRST surgery! Actually, I was determined to go back to work, and I couldn’t wait. But, I had to recover from surgery and get my body to function properly. I did not have a [...]

First Photo Essay Submission by Ria

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:46 +0000

After going through two cancers, feeling quite content and strong. Ria- –Please be sure to cast your votes in comments. The most votes wins a T-shirt from the Dear Thyroid Store. And let Ria know how her image experience of her disease impacts you. It’s not too late to submit your photo. a