"Are You The One with TED?"It was the morning after my cousin got married to his longtime partner. I was sitting in the hotel dining area, sipping...reactionscomments
Why My Eyes Are Still My FavoriteIf someone were to ask me what my favorite part of my body was before I had thyroid eye disease (TED), I...reactionscomments
When Time Was My Only FriendWhen I was going to doctor’s appointments for thyroid eye disease (TED) from 2018 to 2021, the options for combating the symptoms...reactionscomments
Questions I Had About TED a Year Into the DiseaseEditor's Note:This is part three of a series. Read the first and second article from this series by clicking the following titles:...reactions4comments
How Meditation Helped Me With TEDWhy am I doing this? Sitting for ten minutes is way too long! It’s practically an eternity!! Who decided ten minutes was...reactions1comment
Eye Drops or No Eye Drops? A Dry Eye Dilemma“Your eyes are extremely dry. Can you feel how dry they are?” My regular eye doctor asked me during a follow-up visit...reactionscomments
Reminders of TEDThe other day, I experienced a really bad migraine. It was so bad that I had to lie down in my bed...reactionscomments
Questions I Had About TED After I Was Diagnosed (Part 2)After the initial shock of my thyroid eye disease (TED) diagnosis wore off, I still had a lot of questions. These questions...reactionscomments
Questions I Had About TED When I Was Initially Diagnosed (Part 1)When I was initially diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), I was overwhelmed. There was a lot of significant change happening all...reactionscomments
Going Through the Motions of EmotionFrom October 2018 to March 2020, I was in a constant state of worry over my eyes. Being worried was nothing new...reactions1comment
Another DiagnosisSix months into my thyroid eye disease (TED) journey, I was diagnosed with another eye condition called keratoconus. I needed to get...reactionscomments
How I Advocate For Myself at the DoctorsGoing to any doctor can be nerve-wracking. Going to a specialty doctor, whether it be an eye doctor or an endocrinologist for...reactionscomments
Why I Don't Google My TED SymptomsGoogle is great for a lot of things; Looking up restaurant reviews, finding directions to someplace new, and reading celebrity gossip. But...reactionscomments
Cruising with TEDThe summer after I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), I went on vacation with my family. This wasn’t any old...reactionscomments
How TED Impacted My Mental HealthI have always had anxiety. Since I was a kid, I had always worried about all the big and small details of...reactionscomments
How TED Changed My EyesMy eyes changed over one summer. It was gradual in the moment but obvious in pictures. I did not notice a difference...reactions2comments
Timeline of MigrainesI have my first migraine in the summer of 2018. On a random day in June, my head starts to hurt. It’s...reactionscomments
The Argument for Stick-On PrismsWhen I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), I had really bad double vision. My reality was flipped upside down within...reactions4comments
My Experience With SteroidsWhen I was diagnosed with TED in the fall of 2018, the treatment I was offered by my thyroid eye doctor was...reactions3comments
Accepting What I Cannot ControlHere is what no one warned me about when I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease - when my eyes get irritated...reactionscomments
