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Dear Thyroid Letters

Shoulda Coulda Thywooda

Dear Thyroid: I owe you an apology. I am so sorry for not taking care of you. For many years, you forewarned me about needing my help. I would brush off those symptoms and ask you to [Read]

I'm Too Young For This Shit, Thyroid!

Dear Thyroid, Just over two years I've been sick but the doctor's only established recently that it was you. I never understood why I woke up feeling like shit every single day, so even [Read]

The Gift Of Graves Disease

Dear Thyroid â€" I've stopped taking my meds.   This isn't a surprise.   I know you know this.   I want to take them.   Really, I do.   It just seems like too much.   [Read]

Tell Me, Dear Thyroid, Is Our Issue, Nature or Nurture?

Dear Thyroid, **sigh**,   Where do I start?,   Okay, it's not your fault.   I know that, and I don't blame you.   I blame United Nuclear Corporation for contaminating our drinking [Read]

What Were You Thyxpecting

Dear Thyroid; Every day, we meet people along the way, who smile and ask "How are you?" Then, they walk away before even listening to your answer. They don't really want to know? They [Read]

It Began With A Goiter, And Ended… Never

Dear Thyroid, A long time ago in a land far, far way, a doctor felt my neck and said, “How long have you had this goiter?" Goiter?! Isn't that something old people have?,   What [Read]

Thyceuticals and Health Care

Dear Thyroid: Well, today I received my blood work results and it looks as though the new medication is not working, which I didn't need the blood work to know. My TSH.022 and my [Read]

ThyPSA

Dear Thyroid and Thyroid Carrier, It is with great pleasure that I can inform you that the tests,  performed show that you have only 10% or less,  of your THYROID function left and [Read]

Thycancereally?! I Thought We Were Glanding Along

Dear Thyroid, I'm not even sure where you are these days.   Part of you is possibly still on a slide at the Mayo Clinic.   Oh, that sounds kinda important doesn't it?,   But that's [Read]

Thyroid, Where Are you?

Dear Phantom Thyroid, I'm sorry we never got to meet.  It would have been nice to grow up knowing you.   I think we could have been great friends.   Let me thank you for all the [Read]

Dear Thyroid Columns

Introducing the THYROID APP by, Mary Shomon and My Med Lab!

  We love Mary Shomon so much! Together with My Med Lab, they have created a THYROID APP, which is ready for our use. Please check out this awesome post from Mary and find out [Read]

Chronic Snarkopolist: How to Create Safe Space (& Beauty) During Chronic Illness

Hello my loves! I have missed you! Recently I presented at a conference about being a caretaker. While I was there I was also able to listen to panels and take in many ideas that [Read]

Join the Discussion

Sign up Today for a Teleseminar with Mary Shomon

This outstanding workshop and teleseminar begins tomorrow with thyroid patient advocate and bestselling author, Mary Shomon. Sign up today!   Thyroid patient advocate and [Read]

Announcing the Winner of the I Heart Guts Win A Plushie Thyroid Contest

Congratulations to SAM for winning the I Heart Guts plushie thyroid! Everyone submitted such beautiful, gut-wrenching, funny and clever acrostic poems. Please keep those cards and [Read]

Meet-ups & Guest Bloggers

New York City Dear Thyroid Meet Up – Who is in?

My name is Catrina. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease and nodules near the thyroid August of 2011.  At the age of 24 I was just like any other 20 something year old...I love to shop, [Read]

Super Sunday’s

Super Sunday's are here!! The goal is to make every third Sunday of the month a Meet Up day!! This way if you can't make it one month, you know another Meet Up is just around the corner! [Read]