http://dearthyroid.org/flying-with-broken-wings-learning-to-love-ourselves/ When a chronic illness such as thyroid disease and/or thyroid cancer strikes you down, it changes the way you see yourself, the way you look and your ability to live a normal life. Unsurprisingly, all this can be a heavy blow to your self-esteem. Today’s “ideal woman” is not only expected to look good,… Continue reading FWBW 9: Learning To Love Ourselves
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.
FWBW 10: Magic Moments and Awesome Achievements
http://dearthyroid.org/flying-with-broken-wings-magic-moments-and-awesome-achievements/ In last week’s column, I talked about self-confidence and learning to love ourselves. As sufferers of one or more chronic illnesses, we often tend to be very hard on ourselves and today it is time to pat ourselves on the back and blow our own trumpets – not in a vain way, but in… Continue reading FWBW 10: Magic Moments and Awesome Achievements
FWBW 11: Raising Awareness Under the Intense Heat of the Spotlight
http://dearthyroid.org/flying-with-broken-wings-raising-awareness-under-the-intense-heat-of-the-spotlight/ In some of my past columns I have talked about the importance of educating people about our diseases and how daunting this can be because you never know how they are going to react. The general public seems to be particularly ignorant when it comes to autoimmune disease and many connect it to AIDS,… Continue reading FWBW 11: Raising Awareness Under the Intense Heat of the Spotlight
FWBW 12: Curious Cures, Rank Remedies and Questionable Quacks
http://dearthyroid.org/flying-with-broken-wings-curious-cures-rank-remedies-and-questionable-quacks/ In my article entitled Raising Awareness Under The Intense Heat of the Spotlight, I talked about time-traveling teen Michael J. Fox a.k.a. Marty McFly. This week, I thought it might be fun for us to do some time-traveling of our own. I know that many of us are very frustrated about the cocktail of… Continue reading FWBW 12: Curious Cures, Rank Remedies and Questionable Quacks
FWBW 13: Long-distance Travel – Minimizing Your Stress and Maximizing Your Comfort
http://dearthyroid.org/flying-with-broken-wings-long-distance-travel-minimizing-your-stress-and-maximizing-your-comfort-2/ My first ever long-distance trip was at age 18 when I was studying languages at the University of Bath and selling popcorn at one of the local cinemas, which has since closed down. It was around this time that I was introduced to the fascinations of being able to converse with someone on the… Continue reading FWBW 13: Long-distance Travel – Minimizing Your Stress and Maximizing Your Comfort