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
Category: Sarah’s writing on thyroid and chronic illness
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
Food Intolerances and Cultivating Tolerance
Since I’ve been eating an allergen-free diet, I have encountered a whole host of ignorant and simply erroneous comments. I know that this is all too common among those of us with food intolerances/allergies and that is why I am writing this article because I know that many of you will be able to relate.… Continue reading Food Intolerances and Cultivating Tolerance
Chronic Illness and Raising Awareness at Work – Interview With Sandy Hill Amrein
This article is the second in a series of interviews with chronically ill people who are using their jobs to raise awareness for and improve the situation of others with chronic illness. This interview is with Sandy Hill Amrein, founder of the cosmetics and candles company Super Lotion. You can connect with Sandy via her… Continue reading Chronic Illness and Raising Awareness at Work – Interview With Sandy Hill Amrein
Chronic Illness and Raising Awareness at Work – Interview With Lori Callahan
This article kicks off a series of interviews with chronically ill people who are using their jobs to raise awareness for and improve the situation of others with chronic illness. This interview is with my good friend Lori Callahan, founder of the jewellery company Dancing Wire and Beads. You can connect with Lori via her… Continue reading Chronic Illness and Raising Awareness at Work – Interview With Lori Callahan