This month is Thyroid Awareness Month, and I’m excited to partner with Paloma Health to gift one lucky winner an at-home thyroid test kit. I first learned about the online medical clinic that specializes in and treats hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s…
Caregiving 2.0: One Year Later
Yesterday marked one year since I took my grandmother to the Emergency Room with severe back pain. I never imagined that trip to the ER would mark the last time she’d live in her condo of more than two decades….
How I Found the Silver Lining in a Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
People are not usually thankful for a cancer diagnosis. It’s hard to think of something so disruptive and life-altering as a positive experience. But, as with most things in life, we are never totally in control. And a cancer diagnosis…
The September Agenda
We made it through Labor Day weekend, the Hampton Classic Horse Show is over, temperatures have slowly cooled, school buses have reemerged, and pumpkin pandemonium has begun. We are clearly in September! As much as I am not ready for…
Media Mentions: Advocacy in Action
While I may have taken some time off from blogging, I’ve remained active as a patient advocate and had many exciting opportunities to share my experience as a millennial thyroid cancer survivor and a caregiver to my 94-year-old-grandmother. Since my…
Caregiver Confessions: Cleaning Out My Grandmother’s Home
You know those stretches in life that are just insanely busy? You keep thinking that things are going to calm down “as soon as,” but as soon as never quite seems to come. That’s what I’ve been dealing with for…
