Yesterday marked five years since I underwent a total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer. I can still remember the anxiousness that I felt as I left the house that morning and prepared for the hour-and-a-half trip to Weill Cornell Medicine in New…
Three Easy Ways You Can Participate in Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
There are lots of reasons to love September—the start of pumpkin season, cool mornings, and cozy layers. But for me, it is more personal. September marks Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, which is both a time for reflection on my journey…
Thyroid Thursday: Awareness Efforts
It’s the end of September…and you know what that means. Today is the final installment of Thyroid Thursday. I hope that you have enjoyed learning from Fern Olivia as much as I have and that together we have been able…
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
{Image courtesy of ThyCa} I hope you will all join me in welcoming September and raising awareness for thyroid cancer this month. As you may remember from last year, September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, and as a survivor I…
Losing My Butterfly
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the base of the neck. Ironically, Vanessa, in Greek, means butterfly. Two years ago yesterday, on April 2, 2013, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and lost my butterfly. I remember…
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
As a thyroid cancer survivor, I will be promoting Thyroid Cancer Awareness during the month of September by posting links to articles and information from ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association. According to ThyCa, approximately 62,980 people in the United States…
