In December of 2014, I had to make some tough decisions regarding next steps in my thyroid cancer treatment. I had had a total thyroidectomy a few months prior in September and given that the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes, I was told that the best course of […]
Read moreCategory Archives: Thyroid Cancer
How I went from ignoring my cancer diagnosis to creating a community for survivors
By Chloé McElmury I have had thyroid cancer for nearly half of my life. I can’t remember a time before cancer anymore. I just turned 23, and have had thyroid cancer for more than 10 years now. I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, and have since then had two […]
Read more
Thyroid Cancer: Expectations vs. Reality
I was excited to write a guest post for The Invisible Hypothyroidism called “Thyroid Cancer: Expectations vs. Reality” . You can check it out over here. It’s been 5 years since my total thyroidectomy and so much has happened. Even though I tried to keep my expectations to a minimum, […]
Read more