Moving with TEDI was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED) in the fall of 2018, 2 months before I was supposed to graduate college. Any dreams or ambitions I had after I... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Seeing My Eyes NowFor years, I would look at photos and my focus would go straight to my eyes. How big they were. How bizarre they appeared. How different they looked. How they... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Holding Onto My TED FeelingsI recently had a dream I had double vision. It was the strangest dream ever. Everything I was looking at in this dream was doubled. I woke up, trying to... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
TED in the FootnotesRecently, I was at the store when I came across this magazine all about thyroid health. I was waiting in line and had some time, so I flipped through it... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Seeing in the SunFor a few years, while I had thyroid eye disease (TED), my eyes were so sensitive to light. To the point where going outside was impossible. I would step outside... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Self-Care: Eye Skin CareI remember the exact moment I knew I needed to buy some eye cream. I was at the museum with my dad 5 months after I was diagnosed with thyroid... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
TED in the MainstreamI had never heard of thyroid eye disease (TED) when I was diagnosed with it in the fall of 2018. I was officially diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in January of that... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Wedding ReflectionRecently, my sister got married. I was her maid of honor. Being her maid of honor reminded me just how far I have come in my thyroid eye disease (TED)... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Wearing Makeup AgainI have not worn makeup consistently in over 5 years. I was not that much of a makeup girl to begin with. So in the transition from no-thyroid eye disease... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Ice Pack Eye MaskEarly on in my thyroid eye disease (TED) diagnosis, I got into using an icepack when my eyes were swollen or felt very uncomfortable. I bought an ice pack off... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Being SeenRecently, my sister had an eye infection. Her eyes were irritated in a way she had not experienced before. She felt overwhelmed and annoyed by how her eyes were taking... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Ways to Support Someone Who Has TEDWhen I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), everything felt different. I had an answer, a name for what I was experiencing, but I did not quite understand the... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Interviewing My Mom, My Support PersonWhen we think about a diagnosis, we think about the patient first. It is only natural since they are the ones directly dealing with the disease. Then there are those... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Graves' AntibodiesI recently had an appointment with my endocrinologist. Every time I get my thyroid labs done, I have my Graves' antibody numbers checked. This last time, they had once again... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What I Would Warn Myself About TEDThere was no time between who I was before thyroid eye disease (TED) and who I became once I had TED. Of course, there was a time between the symptoms... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
4 Things I Would Tell Myself About TED NowWhen the puffiness from the swelling first formed around my eyes, I asked someone if it was normal. They replied, "Yeah, it's a sign of getting older." I had just... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
How TED Taught Me PatienceI have always been a pretty patient person. I am not usually someone who sighs to myself in a long line or gets antsy when things are taking too long... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Why I Didn't Get SurgeryEveryone's journey with thyroid eye disease (TED) is uniquely their own. For me, I never thought of surgery as a possibility of being part of my journey. Maybe I am... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Stranger in the MirrorI look in the mirror and do not recognize the person staring back at me. She is not me. She is not who I imagine I am. Her eyes are... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Not Everyone Is Looking At MeHow you look at your eyes is not how everyone else will look at your eyes. This is something I had to remind myself of when I was in the... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments