‘Column’ Archives
Life Redefined: The Importance of Community and a Call to Action
Do you remember how you felt after you were diagnosed with thyroid cancer/disease? I do. I had a mixture of feelings course through my body, all of which I remember vividly. One of those [Read] | 39 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings: 12 Things You Should Never Say To or About a Thyroid Patient
I Get well soon!/Are you better already? You may mean well when you wish me “get well soon!” and it is indeed a kind sentiment, but sadly it makes me feel as if you are wishing away [Read] | 49 responses.
Fat Thigh-roid Woes: In a Fat Neck, Slim Lies
One of my favorite things to do is go out to a restaurant with a book, or journal, watch people and just chill. While I had my gargantuan goiter, since I was starving all the time and [Read] | 18 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: What’s Your Worst Medical Story?!
As I write this I am waiting for my rheumatologist to call me back. Actually she is not my regular rheumatologist, she is the “on call” doc because my regular rheumy is out of the [Read] | 25 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings: Curious Cures, Rank Remedies and Questionable Quacks
In my article entitled Raising Awareness Under The Intense Heat of the Spotlight, I talked about time-traveling teen Michael J. Fox a.k.a. Marty McFly. This week, I thought it might be [Read] | 33 responses.
Fat Thigh-roid Woes: COBRA always has and always will be A SNAKE.
My disease got really bad at the worst possible time. No insurance, no job. Since I chose to remain in denial about the severity of my symptoms, coupled with the “I’m skinny and [Read] | 19 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings: Raising Awareness Under The Intense Heat of the Spotlight
In some of my past columns I have talked about the importance of educating people about our diseases and how daunting this can be because you never know how they are going to react. The [Read] | 8 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings: Magic Moments and Awesome Achievements
In last week’s column, I talked about self-confidence and learning to love ourselves. As sufferers of one or more chronic illnesses, we often tend to be very hard on ourselves and [Read] | 2 responses.
Life Redefined: This Is Not Chicken Soup for the Thyroidectomized Soul
Cancer is a heavy burden to carry. The road you walk when you have cancer is hard and treacherous. Having cancer on your mind everyday will leave you weary and exhausted. In order to [Read] | 18 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: My Pooper Paparazzi
Hello cats! I am so excited to be back with you! I just got back from visiting the poop-shoot doc. We were discussing the big “slice-em dice-em day.” That’s right. I’m [Read] | 19 responses.