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 | Dear Readers, One of the constant frustrations for many thyroid patients is the fact that our friends, family and coworkers have no idea what it's like for those of us who have thyroid conditions. Because it's not necessarily a visible condition, they think we are making up our symptoms, or blaming our thyroid for laziness or overeating, or they underestimate the impact thyroid disease has on our lives. If you have someone like this in your life, read the "Open Letter" and then print out a copy to give to that person. You could open some eyes and hearts! Also this week, more news on the Japanese radiation issue, this time in terms of the effect on seafood. Live well, Mary | |
Letter to Friends, Family, Coworkers of Thyroid Patients
 A while back, someone posted on my Facebook Thyroid Support Page asking an important question that in all my years of thyroid patient advocacy, I had never really addressed. The question is: "How do you explain to your family what you are going through?" It really is difficult to explain what is going on when you have a chronic disease, one that is often "invisible" to friends, family and coworkers. Hopefully, this "Open Letter to Family and Friends of Thyroid Patients" can help. You may even want to print out a copy and give it to the people in your life who need help understanding what you're going through.
| Your Stories: How Friends, Family and Coworkers Respond
 Do you have a story about how friends and family have reacted to your thyroid condition? Have they been supportive, or do they add to the problem? If you're a thyroid patient, share your good ideas, personal experiences, and horror stories about how the people around you have reacted to you, supported you, or been less than a help. And if you're a family member or friend of someone with thyroid disease, what have you been through? Do you have ideas on how to best be supportive? Read what others have gone through, and tell your own story now.
| Is Japanese Seafood Dangerous to Your Thyroid and Health?
 I went out to dinner this week for Japanese food. With radioactivity detected in the ocean near the Fukushima plant, and now in algae and fish in Japanese waters, I had to wonder if I got a side order of radioactive iodine 131 with my sushi? Read more about the Japanese Radiation Emergency and Your Thyroid Health
| Are You Fed Up With the Weight Loss Battle?
 Are you fed up and frustrated with the effort to lose weight as a thyroid patient. It can be just mind-boggling to sort out what could work and what doesn't work. Here is some information that can help you finally win the war on weight once and for all!
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