While talking about depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues have become more common today (though there is still a very real stigma against people who experience these issues), when I was…

Yesterday was the 8th anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. It’s probably why I’ve been getting incredibly more anxious and emo lately. I can feel the depression sneaking back in, which is…

January is Thyroid Awareness Month and, seeing as how it has been quite some time since I did an update, I wanted to make sure to get one in during this first month of 2020. I was diagnosed…

I’m trying to do these updates yearly now, unless I feel inspired by events to check in sooner. As it has been a while, you can check out all my thyroid cancer updates , including the…

The busy season of holidays, parties, shopping errands, and other fall and winter events is upon us! I’m already tired thinking about the limited amount of free weekends I have between now and…

It has been quite some time since I did a thyroid cancer update. You can read my previous updates and more about the whole process of my thyroid cancer journey here . With my…

September was a super busy month for me, full of activities and happenings; it was also Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. I was trying to get this post out before the end of the month, but just…

In my last post on this topic , I talked about the procedure the day I received the radiation pill up until I made it home. This post looks more at my time in the slammer, the hole, radiation…

In my last post , I discussed the beginning of Radiation week, during which I was given thyrogen shots and a lesser form of radiation in preparation for my whole body scan. Let us continue……

This is going to be a pretty long post while I explain more about the process leading up to being radioactive. I decided there was just too much information to put everything together in one…

It has been a while since I posted an update on my thyroid cancer, so here I am. My last post on the subject was around New Year’s Eve, so I definitely have some new updates. Again, I am…

Hello, everyone! I’m comfortable at home, taking it easy most days and trying to take all my medicine on time and drink lots of water. I can’t believe that only a week ago I was having…

If you’ve missed my cancer updates, you can find them here and here . If you have been following me on other social media, you may know I am scheduled for surgery tomorrow (Dec. 20th). The surgeon…

I am a little bit behind in my updates. I hope you all had a fun Thanksgiving! I stuffed myself with a paleo stuffing I made, some steamed carrots and green beans, turkey, and some mashed…

The last month and a half has been extremely stressful and emotional for me. I want to share what I have been going through, thinking, and feeling, and want to continue sharing these things…