Posts Tagged ‘thyroid cancer’
Dear Thyroid Meet-Ups And Tweet-Ups, Oh My!
As you know, we've had many local Dear Thyroid meet-ups at coffee shops and restaurants throughout the US and abroad. Dear Thyroid believes in the power of offline support. Online [Read] | 19 responses.
Life Redefined: Unlearning Fear
(Written by Joanna Isbill, Editor, Life Redefined 'thyroid cancer in young adults', Dear Thyroid) About three months after I had my thyroid removed I was hit with a wall of fear. The [Read] | 25 responses.
Never Was A One-Girl Kind of Thyroid
(Written by Nina, Thyroid Cancer Patient) Dear Nina, I am sorry we parted amidst such bad feeling. I truly regret the way I made you feel and if only . . . . Our love hate [Read] | 15 responses.
Life Redefined: The Cancer Card
(Written by Joanna Isbill, Editor, Life Redefined, Dear Thyroid) Shortly after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, I received a card in the mail from an organization that shall [Read] | 21 responses.
RIP My Thyroid
(Written by Jennifer Bridge, Thyroid Cancer Survivor) Dear Thyroid, It's hard to believe that a year has gone by without you regulating my metabolism, hormones, body temperature [Read] | 31 responses.
What Awareness Means To Me, Joanna Isbill
(Written by Joanna Isbill, Editor "Life Redefined" / Thyroid Cancer in Young Adults, Dear Thyroid) Thyroid cancer is not a good thing. But good things can come from it. Awareness is [Read] | 18 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings: How Chronic Illness Affects Our Relationships
Those of us who suffer from chronic illness know only too well how taxing it can be on our relationships with friends and family. How can we explain our disease to them so that they will [Read] | 35 responses.
Thyloneliness: Hollow Echo of a Solitary Struggle
Dear Thyroid, What can I say? You stayed dormant most of my life, then when I reached the “menopausal age" you started up. I assumed that I was pre-menopausal, so I disregarded [Read] | 19 responses.
Twice In Your Eyes, Thyroid Cancer
Written by Sara Broers, Two Time Thyroid Cancer Survivor Dear Thyroid: Just recently have I been forced to recall that you are no longer with, me. , You have sure wreaked a [Read] | 25 responses.
If Only
Dear Thyroid...wherever you are, For starters, I owe you a major apology. Before I lost you, I took you for granted. I never appreciated your natural hormones until I no longer had [Read] | 3 responses.