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 seem like a lot in the grand scheme of things, it is enormous for those of us branded with the scarlet letter of cancer. As many of my posts […]
Tag: good cancer
When there is no place left to go.
You may remember my post about a fellow thyroid cancer survivor, Jamie Frey. Her story is gut-wrenching and demonstrates just how far thyroid cancer patients have to go to get adequate treatment. Well, Jamie’s story continues in a way that should outrage everyone. In order to survive thyroid cancer for the 5th time, she had […]
“Divine Intervention- My Journey with Thyroid Cancer” as posted by Thyroid Nation
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 enough just how important it is for survivors of thyroid disease and thyroid cancer to share their stories! Not only will it better enable us to raise awareness about […]
Mommy has thyroid cancer
I recently wrote a guest blog post for HypothyroidMom about what it was like to tell my son that I had cancer. This is one decision that many of us with cancer struggle with, as we are often desperate to shield our children from the truth in order to protect them. I hope it helps […]
Thank you ThyroidChange!
I am so honored that ThyroidChange featured the Thyroid Survivor Network today on their page while sharing the article Jodi Meltzer wrote about my struggle with thyroid cancer. It means a great deal to me that we can work together with other thyroid advocates to make things better for the entire thyroid community. Thank you […]
Destroying the Good Cancer Myth!
I have met so many amazing people throughout my thyroid cancer journey that have truly touched my life. Jamie is one of those people with whom I instantly connected and became friends. I am honored to share her story as she is a true survivor in every sense of the word. Her story is particularly […]
There is No Easy Cancer!
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! An open letter to Cindy Finch Dear Cindy: We want to thank you for admitting how insensitive and offensive you were when you published the […]