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Dear Thyroid Letters
Dear Thyroid, I don't remember a time when I wasn't always tired or getting regular headaches. I've always had weight issues and have noticed at times, definite declines in my mental [Read]
Dear Thyroid; You have brought so much sadness into my life. First, you appeared out of nowhere with your hyperactivity and swift shift to hypoactivity. No one wanted to name [Read]
Dear Thyroid, Now, of course you knew you were going to hear from me again. Did you think I would leave you alone after all the struggles you have put me through? I am told that I'm [Read]
Dear Thyroid, I am 17! Why am I inside my house feeling dizzy and grumpy, when I should be out with friends?! Why do I have to cancel every outing with my friends, because my body [Read]
My Dear Thyroid, I know, because we are bound in this same narrative, that this letter does not find you well. You have been stressed out, like me, about our impending relocation. [Read]
Dear Unwanted Thyroid; Every morning I awoke with you pulsating in my neck; Yeah you!! The diseased organ I use to know nothing about, and then suddenly, you became the bane of my [Read]
Dear Thyroid, I wanted to write a scathing letter to you. By all rights, I should. But, instead, this is a thank you letter. Yeah, I told you everyone thought I was [Read]
Dear Thyroid, I am so, so, sorry! I am oh so sorry that it took me so long to throw your lazy ass out of my body!, That's right. You heard me. Like all women in a bad [Read]
Dear Thyroid, In early 2007, I tossed you onto the pile of bio-hazardous special waste at the university hospital. You were cancerous, and I, well, actually since I was unconscious, [Read]
Dear Thyroid, I'm only 23, Dear Thyroid, why now? Our relationship began unexpectedly, and similar to other people's stories, I got fat. And, also, like others, I was not eating [Read]
Dear Thyroid Columns
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]
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
This outstanding workshop and teleseminar begins tomorrow with thyroid patient advocate and bestselling author, Mary Shomon. Sign up today! Thyroid patient advocate and [Read]
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
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 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]