In May 2012, thyroid patient Michelle Teresa was sick and tired of suffering and watching the suffering of others, so decided to do something about it by launching a thyroid petition in the hope that it would bring about change for thyroid patients and attract the attention of the medical community. A little later, fellow… Continue reading Interview with the Initiators of the Petition “Patients with Thyroid Dysfunction Demand Better Care”
Author: Sarah Downing
My name is Sarah. I was born and grew up in England and currently live in Düsseldorf, Germany, with my fiancé Corey and my cuddly cat Biscuit. I work as a translator and writer for my own company Aardwolf Text Services (www.aardwolf.de) and I love vintage clothes and music, as well as singing karaoke.
The Divining Dragonfly: My Journey with Autism (Part 3), by Cindy Caprio
You can read Part 2 of this article here I began and completed part 3 of my five-part column in April, Autism Awareness month. This is about my son and our ups and downs with him having autism. My boy turned three in February. It was during this time he was making the transition from… Continue reading The Divining Dragonfly: My Journey with Autism (Part 3), by Cindy Caprio
Medical Dreams and Nightmares: It’s Time For Change
I have a dream that patients who go to thyroid doctors are no longer told they are fat and lazy and it’s their own damn fault despite the fact that their butterfly glands have seriously let them down. I have a dream that patients no longer have to “doctor hop” in a desperate attempt to… Continue reading Medical Dreams and Nightmares: It’s Time For Change
The Adventures of an Eternal Expat
Dear readers of Butterflies & Phoenixes, When I last updated this website, I was still living in Germany, but shortly before Christmas 2011 we moved to the US and are currently living in the town of West New York, just across the Hudson River from New York City. We have also acquired a new family… Continue reading The Adventures of an Eternal Expat
The Divining Dragonfly: My Journey with Autism (Part 2), by Cindy Caprio
You can read Part 1 of this article here Age 2 One day I was so upset with my son not having any words, it brought tears to my eyes. He was in the kitchen pointing and grunting at the cabinets. I lifted him onto my hip as I typically did to figure out what… Continue reading The Divining Dragonfly: My Journey with Autism (Part 2), by Cindy Caprio