Posts Tagged ‘thyroid cancer blog’
The Gland That Could Would and Did, but Lost
I lost my whole thyroid to thyroid cancer back in June 2009. I decided to get this tattoo on the back of my neck as my way of standing up to this big thyroid mess. I figured losing my [Read] | 7 responses.
It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane. No, it’s Super Gland
Dear Thyroid, How could an organ so tiny be so devious? I didn’t even know you were slowly wrecking my health until what was supposed to be a routine allergy testing led to the [Read] | 4 responses.
The Long and Winding Road
Dear Thyroid: I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately...trying to remember what is was like before you left. You left me when I was pregnant, although you'd been thinking about [Read] | 8 responses.
Hut, Hut, Hut!
Dear Thyroid Patients and Doctors, I am a recent inductee to the thyroid cancer group- having been diagnosed fall of 2010, undergoing radical surgery January of 2011, and now gearing [Read] | 7 responses.
Dear Me, Shortly After Diagnosis
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 [Read] | 3 responses.
I SUPER Heart You, Thyroid Cancer
Dear Thyroid, You grew the cancer I never knew I always wanted. At least that's sort of the line I keep telling myself to make it all okay, to mean something. Because it has to mean [Read] | 10 responses.
Bringin’ It – Top 10 Thyroid Cancer Dumb Questions
In honor of Thyroid Awareness Month, I thought we could all share a laugh and/or cry at the dumb questions we have heard! Here goes my Top Ten, in no particular order... 10. [Read] | 9 responses.
The Holidays Make Me Feel…
In today's "Join the Discussion", a literary exercise, let's talk about how the holidays make us feel. With thyroid diseases and thyroid cancers, have the holidays changed for you? If [Read] | 7 responses.
Come on Thyroid, it’s not you – it’s me!
Dear Thyroid - I realize you are probably a little bit mad, since I threw you out in August. I admit, it was a hasty decision. You had cancer, and well, I just couldn't deal with [Read] | 4 responses.
The Legend of the Butterfly
There is a Native American legend that says, "If you have a secret wish, capture a butterfly and whisper your wish to it. Since butterflies cannot speak, your secret is ever safe in [Read] | 11 responses.