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The Art of a Gland

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:22:37 +0000

Dear Thyroid, It’s me, the 28 year old art teacher/singer whose life you’re stealing. I never really knew how badly you were affecting me until I started feeling it in my voice. I have been lucky not to have gained much weight since you decided to stop working at all, and I can deal with [...]

Spinning out of Control

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:07 +0000

Dear Thyroid, You have really taken a toll on my life. I had to lose the job that was perfect for me because of you. I’m constantly in pain, have lost my hair and put on a lot of weight. Even my marriage is suffering because my husband thinks that I have severe onset mental issues. Why won’t you [...]

Thyroid, Don’t You Take My Man Away From Me

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:00:09 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Please, I beg you…PLEASE don’t screw this up again! I’ve met an angel, and you’ve been behaving, but what if you act up?? This man is a dream, and you could ruin everything. Just stay normal enough so that hopefully he gets as attached as I am. Can you do that? Last time [...]

Poetry in Motion by: Joanne Naso

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:00:29 +0000

When I see my neck, what do I see, Poetry, Poetry in thyroidlessness Poetry in thyroidlessness, walking with exhaustion, keeps my eyes half open. Poetry in thyroidlessness, see me gently sway, a wave of dizziness envelopes me, will I ever move again? I dread so many moments, and there’s so much I would change, I [...]

Dear Me, Shortly After Diagnosis

Katie Schwartz — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:00:33 +0000

I was dishing with Joanna regarding an essay I had written a few months after I was diagnosed. As a result, we had a conversation about it and came up with an idea: Let’s go back in time and ask our community to submit literary works they wrote immediately post diagnosis or new works based [...]

Thyroid THANKS Giving

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:29:55 +0000

I don’t normally, not ever, really, speak on others behalf. I know that I can safely speak for the entire Dear Thyroid team when I say, that we are THANKFUL FOR YOU. Every day, you bring your A-thyroid game. Your willingness to give so much of yourselves through letters, comments, acrostic poetry, literary games, thyroid [...]

Chicago Dear Thyroid Meet-Up

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:08:35 +0000

Local Chicago Dear Thyroid Meet up hosted by Jennifer Jennings Last Saturday, three Chicago area thyrellas met at a local coffeeshop to share our thyroid woes and have some laughs. We snagged a table in the back of the shop, which provided for some perfect people watching. I was delighted to first meet Gaye and [...]

Dear Thyroid Meet Ups & An Awareness Contest!

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:22:07 +0000

This is going to be an exciting post, filled with lots of activities and things for us to do for offline support and to champion our goals for awareness! Are you with me? Are your glands twitching in anticipation? Local Meet Ups Thyrellas and Thyfellas, the Dear Thyroid Local Meet Ups are in full swing [...]

Thyrants, December 12-19

Dear Thyroid — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:01:33 +0000

Twitter: @Yodat Forgot my purse twice today! Thanks thyroid! @Yodat I am having a war with my thyroid – so far I think it’s winning = motivation gone! @EyeceKnits Increasing my dose of vitamin D3 feels exactly the same as upping my dose of levothyroxine. Ice cream headache and all. @christinah84 Yuck. I guess that [...]

Thyairy Tale

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:59:47 +0000

Setting: It’s 12:59AM, and the classroom is filling with special needs endocrinologists. (You know the ones who do not provide THE BEST care for their thyroid patients.) It’s time for them to live in their patients’ shoes, even if just for a little while. Thank you for coming to observe the class. You may have [...]