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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
Self-Care: Eye Skin Care for Thyroid Eye DiseaseI remember the exact moment I knew I needed to buy some eye cream. I was at the museum with my dad...reactions4comments
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...reactionscomments
Wedding ReflectionRecently, my sister got married. I was her maid of honor. Being her maid of honor reminded me just how far I...reactionscomments
Wearing Makeup AgainI have not worn makeup consistently in over 5 years. I was not that much of a makeup girl to begin with...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
Being SeenRecently, my sister had an eye infection. Her eyes were irritated in a way she had not experienced before. She felt overwhelmed...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
My Graves' AntibodiesI recently had an appointment with my endocrinologist. Every time I get my thyroid labs done, I have my Graves' antibody numbers...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions5comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
How Glasses Helped Me with TED (Part 2)Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a series. Please read part 1 here. "Do you wear glasses?" my friend asked me...reactionscomments
My Vision Journey with TEDWhen I was a junior in high school, I failed the school vision test. I could not read the letters below a...reactionscomments
