Living

I have always been an expressive person. I have been acting, singing, and dancing since I was a child. Public speaking is part of everything that I do, and I...

When I wake up, I typically have puffy under-eye-bags from sleeping. One morning I woke up frustrated to see them extra puffy. I instantly began googling eye masks. Then I...

I am a team member for this community, I respond to your questions and concerns as you navigate through the challenges of having thyroid eye disease (TED). But the truth...

Being diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), just naturally comes with a difficult shift in mentality. Knowing that this is a long term illness, and that it affects people differently...

Over the years I have heard many myths and misconceptions about thyroid eye disease (TED). Rare diseases are often misunderstood, and this is one of my many attempts to address...

Finding a doctor to help you navigate your thyroid eye disease (TED) can be tricky. TED is a rare disease, and few eye doctors specialize in this sort of thing...

Going in for my second follow-up appointment months after strabismus surgery (eye muscle surgery), I hoped I could get a prescription for new glasses. I had trouble seeing distance and...

It's been a challenging journey since 2017, when Graves' disease and thyroid eye disease (TED) joined forces and attacked me at the same time. Reflecting on many of those days...

If you have ever felt dismissed by a doctor, you may have experienced a type of bias (prejudice) called medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting can happen to anyone, but it most...

I do not enjoy looking at photos and videos of myself from when I was in the active phase of thyroid eye disease (TED). Granted, I didn't take many because...

Recently, I had a moment that put many of my thyroid eye disease (TED) problems into perspective. I hit my head. And I gashed it. I was getting something out...

The symptoms of thyroid eye disease (TED) can cause you to guess and second-guess what might come next. If you ask me, this is perhaps the most challenging aspect of...

I was someone with thyroid eye disease (TED), asking, "What did I do wrong to make myself get this disease?" My eyes have finally stabilized, but I still ask myself...

At this point in my journey with thyroid eye disease (TED), I've had 4 surgeries to help reverse some of the damage caused by TED. These surgeries certainly helped a...

Lately, I have been bumping my head randomly, but not enough to be concerned but enough to be more aware of this increase in repetition. My eyes see something but...

All I ever wanted to do was close my eyes. The active phase of thyroid eye disease (TED) was 3 years and if I did not want to miss out...

There is no clear definite answer or moment to when I went from the active phase of thyroid eye disease (TED) to inactive phase. It happened over a series of...

For a few years, doctors' waiting rooms were common place in my life. At first, there was a lot of fear around it because I did not know what was...

While thyroid eye disease (TED) was controlling a lot of my life, at the same time, I was dealing with the onset of Graves' disease. I was diagnosed with TED...

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...