Roxann Kranstover

Acceptance...oh, how I dreaded that word sometimes, but yet, to have acceptance of some aspects of our life can bring such peace. I am sure like many others, I seem...

The ongoing question that went through my mind daily was, "Will my eyes ever go back to normal again?" Whether it was a whisper to myself or a desperate plea...

As I look back on the 3 years of being in the active phase of thyroid eye disease (TED), I realize that it had not only impacted my eyes but...

Sometimes I ask myself, "Why am I doing this? Why did I commit to being a patient advocate for a whole community of people struggling with thyroid eye disease?" We...

All my life I have been a health-conscious person. As a teen perhaps somewhat overly critical, but as I matured I learned to be realistic. I monitored myself to eat...

After 3 years of my thyroid eye disease (TED) being active, my eyes stabilized! I celebrated finally making it to the inactive phase of TED. My doctor and I promptly...

On January 21, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tepezza, made by Horizon Therapeutics, to treat thyroid eye disease (TED). It is the first and only FDA-approved...

After writing several articles about how thyroid eye disease (TED) affected my life, I decided to delve deeper and talk about how TED affected my family. This meant asking questions...

Finally! I made it! After a six-year battle, I am now on the other side of thyroid eye disease (TED). I am looking forward to the New Year, 2023, with...

I admit that Graves' disease and thyroid eye disease (TED) challenged my natural positive attitude. The symptoms are relentless and unforgiving. Graves' wore me out with the struggle to regulate...

You crept into my life in 2017, no introduction, no common friend, no invite...but there you were. On and off throughout my days you would interrupt me by injecting pressure...

Our need for staying connected to other human beings, and a strong social support network, is a must for good health, just like nourishing food. The ups and downs of...

Do you sometimes, or often, feel your quality of life has been affected by thyroid eye disease (TED)? Are your days "all about your eyes"? To be transparent, I will admit...

In a past article, I addressed my initial symptoms of eye sensitivity and eye pain, which lead me to search for a diagnosis. Before we get an actual diagnosis of...

I think...no... I know I have always harbored a certain amount of anxiety. I tend to think deeply, putting everything in its proper place in my mind. With my mental...

I stopped saying, "my eyes hurt," after seeing three optometrists and my general practitioner multiple times, only to get no answers and at times even being dismissed. Let me take...