This needs to be said: it’s ok to struggle. Losing a thyroid or having one that no longer functions is a significant trauma on your body. When it is gone ...

Over the years, I have heard my fair share of what I like to call “WTF statements” said with the best of intentions by well-meaning friends. Yet, these state...

It’s been a while since I have written. Much of the last year has been devoted to dealing with one autoimmune issue after another, with my life being comp...

Nothing infuriates thyroid cancer patients more than when they hear thyroid cancer being touted as the "good cancer."  After witnessing how drastically th...

Yesterday was a sad day in our small, online community of thyroid cancer survivors. Two survivors lost their battles to thyroid cancer. While that may not s...

Dear Dr. Drew Congratulations! In a brief statement to a political rag, you managed to reveal one of the biggest misconceptions about thyroid treatment, wh...

It seems that during the holidays, we run as hot and cold as a cup of “hot” cocoa. One moment, we are as happy as a kid on Christmas morning with a mountain...

I am very honored to join the many amazing thyroid disease survivors who have been featured as one of Thyroid Nation’s Thyroid Thrivers! I cannot stress en...

This is from a guest blog post I wrote for HypothyroidMom about what it was like to tell my son that I had cancer. This is one decision that many of us with...

I am so honored that ThyroidChange featured the Thyroid Survivor Network today on their page while sharing the article Jodi Meltzer Darter wrote about my str...

Here is a letter I personally wrote which expresses what many of us with thyroid cancer often feel when told we have the easy cancer! There is no such thing!...