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Name: Sandy
- Username: CalmWaterWalker
- Postion: Followup Coordinator
Hi, my name is Sandy. I am sixty-one and ok with it. (smile) What I am not ok with is that the change in my appearance in two short years is remarkable. Recently I looked at some pictures on the website listed here (where you can find the transcripts of Broda Barnes) and it gave me hope that as I heal the appearance will change too. Vain? Well, maybe, but tell me who of us does not want to look our best. This disease can be mean to us in varied ways as you all know. As women it can be brutal when we lose our hair and gain multiple pounds. I believe that holding on to HOPE will get us through the days, weeks, months, and maybe even years (sigh) that it will take. I believe too, that the "family" here at "Real Thyroid Help" will change, and in cases "save" many lives. That's what these lovely folks (and some from STTM) have done for me.
I inherited thyroid disease. I just recently realized what my poor mother had gone through. I learned about her by seeking answers for myself. She had her thyroid removed at age thirty-three. As far as I know she was never given medication after that. Medications for "nerves" was all. I look back on her life and my life with her and I see things so clearly now. Mother was an angry, abusive person toward her husband and her children. Out of control... literally. She was unhappy and she isolated herself. I never understood her until now. I know now that she had dealt with adrenal issues for so long. Even though she was thin she had this huge belly. She was unable to show affection which was painful for me as a child but I get it now. God only know what went on in her body and mind. I remember when her grandchildren came around the "pained" look on her face. When she died at sixty-four (only four years older than I am) she had many, many physical problems. She had no quality of life for most of hers. I still miss her.
I, too, have already spent years of that same lack of quality. I vow to myself to do better. I have to strive to do all I can for myself and thereby help others. My granddaughter would not be happy if I didn't take care of her granny.
Deborah has made me the "Follow Up Coordinator" for this site. If you notice that one who has been having trouble has not posted for a time, please let Deborah or me know. We want to be sure that folks know that we here at "Real thyroid Help" are a soft place to fall. We may not always have the answers (though most of the time we do lol) but we always care. Feel free to pm me at anytime.