Posts Tagged ‘thyroid literary community’
Comment Of The Day: July 31, 2010
We want everyone to have a 'voice' on Dear Thyroid. Each of our stories might have commonalities, every single yarn is unique and vital. We learn so much from each other, about our [Read] | no responses.
Comment Of The Day: July 30, 2010
I Hear You Butterfly, written by Lori Callahan. Lori is one of the original members of Dear Thyroid, and this was her FIRST LETTER. Wow, was it a doozy. She chronicled her medical [Read] | no responses.
Butterfly Paragraph Submission, By Jody Turek
Growing up I wasn’t really a Butterfly enthusiast. I didn’t have a net to catch them or have them on my “big girl” bedding. I had Holly Hobby instead. After being diagnosed and [Read] | 6 responses.
Comment Of The Day: July 29, 2010
Today, someone asked me why Dear Thyroid was so important to me. After pausing for a moment, because let's face it, I could've given him a chaotic dissertation without substance, given [Read] | 2 responses.
Butterfly Paragraph Submission, By Linda Larson
I love butterflies, I know it looks like the shape of our thyroid and that reminds us of what we have and what we are. But consider this, the butterfly is beautiful, more beautiful than [Read] | 7 responses.
Comments Of The Day: July 28, 2010
As thyroid patients and patients with chronic autoimmune conditions and cancers, we undergo vast amounts of forced change. Obviously, this is a point of contention for us, as it should [Read] | no responses.
Butterfly Paragraph Submission, By Sara MacPhee
Butterflies are supposed to be beautiful, a sacred omen of change, pied beauty at its most glorious height. As a young girl, I chased you from grass blade to leaf-palm, as if I could [Read] | 17 responses.
Comments Of The Day: July 27, 2010
YOU WERE ALL FLAWLESS TODAY! Thank you for connecting with our Dear Thyroid Letter author of the day and for reading/voting on Dorienne's beautiful butterflygraph and others. YOU ARE THE [Read] | no responses.
Butterfly Paragraph Submission, By Dorienne Plait
I was 17. I never took pleasure out of the simple things in life. I was too busy thinking about whether or not I should wear heels to graduation in case the ground decided to use its [Read] | 20 responses.
Comments Of The Day: July 26, 2010
Sometimes we talk about the impact of our diseases on our family and friends. Not too often, but we do. Mostly we discuss the heartache related to the devastation of being 'left [Read] | no responses.