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Dear Thyroid Letters

Irritable Man Syndrome via Thyroid, Thanks!

Dear Thyroid, I really feel like crap.  I can't fall asleep at night.  Any little noise wakes me up.  But then I can't wake up in the morning.  I feel hungry and nauseated at the [Read]

Dear Thyroid, My Official Break-Up Letter

Dear Thyroid, Was it something I said?  Something I did? Did we just grow apart? If you only knew how you used make me feel.  I’ve been good to you.  I’ve stayed fit and [Read]

Relationship that went SOUR!!!!

Dear Thyroid, You know, I seriously thought I was done with your ass! I turn around and here we go again. I gave birth to my son and it seems like things are getting worse not better. [Read]

The Intersection of Disease and Good Health, And Rebirth

  I have reached in intersection, a crossroads? I think it's an intersection, really. It's that moment when the worst aspects of my disease are behind me and good health and [Read]

I’m Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

Right now I feel sick, I'm sweating up a storm, my shoulders feel like someone hit them with a two by four, the goiter on my neck feels hard and makes me cough, and my head [Read]

Thyroid, Why Must You Suck so Hard?!

Dear Mike's Thyroid: I need to tell you something, since you've been making life harder for me, and I don't think you realize that it's been happening. When someone loses four [Read]

Contest Entry Three by Teri Adkins

  This beautiful contest entry comes to you via Teri Adkins. Please click the image to view a larger version. Cast your vote for Teri in comments. -- If you'd like to enter [Read]

Contest Entry Three, Why Butterflies are Important in my Life

My grandmother was always a huge fan of the color lavender and butterflies. When I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer, we didn't want to tell her at first because she would have been [Read]

Contest Entry Two, Summertime, by Lolly

A thy-tune for the thyroid blues SUMMERTIME   Summertime, And the livin' ain't easy Crickets are jumpin' And the Pollen is high   Your Endo's rich Ain't [Read]

Butterfly Bag Contest Entry One, by Missy

Dear thyroid, Most people say "I'm so glad you are gone."  Me...not so much. Granted you had cancer and had to go, that I understand. What I don't understand is the fact that you [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]