If ever there were a week for coffee, it was this one. By Tuesday, I really felt like it should have been Friday. Add to that, the non-stop rain that we’ve had for days, and I sure am glad the…
The Glamorous Life of a Thyroid Warrior
It’s amazing to me how much the simple act of getting my blood drawn these days can instill so much panic. Pre-thyroid cancer, I wouldn’t have batted an eyelash over having to go for lab work. I wouldn’t have cared…
How I Quit Sugar (Without Really Trying)
We are a week into the New Year—the time when a lot of those resolutions begin to slip by the wayside. I know, I’ve been there, thinking to myself, ‘I’ll start that clean eating routine…tomorrow’ and ‘I’ll get back to…
The Results Are In!
I am thrilled to share some good news. After a week of testing—including 18 days on the low iodine diet, two Thyrogen injections, and an I-123 whole body scan, my radiation oncologist called me with the results. The scan showed…
The Low Iodine Life: Week One
Life on the low iodine diet (LID) has been rough—and I am only a week in. From starting a few days too early to limiting my sodium intake too much, the last seven days have proven challenging. But I have…
Life Lately: An Update
This fall, as I settled into my new place, I finally felt like I could begin to catch my breath. The whirlwind that was this summer has ended, and now I have more time to take care of the things…
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….
