This week marks the second installment of Thyroid Thursday, a weekly series in September to support Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Today, Fern Olivia describes what’s associated with the increased rates of thyroid disease and cancer…especially amongst women. Remember to leave…
My Three-Year Thyroidversary
Can you believe it’s been three years? I’m not sure where those years have gone, but for the last three years I’ve been surviving. They say after you battle cancer you are not cured — but you are a survivor….
What My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis Taught Me
This past weekend, April 2nd, marked the three-year anniversary of my thyroid cancer diagnosis (you can read the full story here). It’s not something I choose to commemorate, but rather something my mind never lets me forget. Like it was…
Stealing the Spotlight: Natural Deodorant
In an effort to use more natural products after having thyroid cancer, I’ve long been on the hunt for a good deodorant. As in, one that works. Perhaps you, too, have searched for a natural deodorant, and know how hard…
The Doctor Will See You Now…
Three years after my thyroid surgery, the struggle to find a good endocrinologist is real. If you are a fellow thyroid patient, perhaps you can relate. The first time I heard the word endocrinologist I had no idea what kind…
January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
When I was first diagnosed with a thyroid condition, I knew little about thyroid disease. In my mind, my thyroid was this shapeless figure somewhere in my neck that served a function — but I didn’t know just how important…
Lessons From 2015
We are coming to the final days of 2015. It’s always sad when another year comes to an end, irrespective of how good or bad it may have been. For me, 2015 will be remembered as the year that I…
Thyroid Tuesday: Awareness Efforts
It’s the final days of September and Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. But that doesn’t mean awareness efforts are over. Thyroid cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the United States, making early detection critical. Be sure to have your…
Thyroid Thursday: A Guest Post on Coping
I am thrilled to welcome Mikelle Hebeka, author of Zen Thyroid, back to the blog this week for Thyroid Thursday. Mikelle’s words on coping resonated with me as a thyroid cancer survivor and I felt they were important to share…
My Tips for Recovering from a Thyroidectomy
Welcome to the first installment of Thyroid Thursday. As promised, I will be sharing a post once a week during the month of September about thyroid health. Today I thought I would offer some tips I gathered from my own…
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…
Going Through a Tough Personal Crisis? Learn How to Overcome and Navigate Your Career at the Same Time
I’m thrilled to have my first article published on Career Contessa and to be a #ContessaMovement Ambassador. If you are unfamiliar with their mission, they are a site devoted to “honest conversations by real women about work and life —…
