My New NormalMy eyes will not be the same. That is a reality I have no choice but to accept. My eyes will not...reactions2comments
Shedding Some Light on TEDWhen I first started experiencing the symptoms of thyroid eye disease (TED), I was not quite sure what was happening. My eyes...reactions8comments
I Love You but Hotels Are EasierI love having friends and family stay at my home. When we first moved to the Washington D.C. area, we knew our...reactions3comments
How TED Impacted My Stress LevelsAs I look back on the 3 years of being in the active phase of thyroid eye disease (TED), I realize that...reactionscomments
TED Awareness Week 2023If you or a loved one is living with or has experienced thyroid eye disease (TED), then you likely know that it...reactionscomments
Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week 2023 Giveaway!The Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week 2023 Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! The third week of November is...reactionscomments
Feeling Disconnected From OthersSitting in the waiting room of my thyroid eye disease (TED) doctor, I am surrounded by his other patients. While he was...reactionscomments
Self-Confidence and Worrying That Thyroid Eye Disease Will Come Back AgainI feel like a lot of my writing here has to do with thyroid eye disease (TED) and Graves' disease really doing...reactionscomments
Wearing an Eyepatch for Thyroid Eye DiseaseDouble vision from thyroid eye disease (TED) would frequently ruin my day. I hated it, especially when it happened in the early...reactionscomments
TED Patients Are Warriors and They Empower Me Every DayI talk a lot about being diagnosed with Graves' disease and thyroid eye disease (TED), and how it really messed with my...reactionscomments
Driving with TEDThyroid eye disease (TED) forced me to look at my reality through a new lens. I did not really think about my...reactionscomments
New Glasses: Things Getting Easier with Thyroid Eye Disease“Well things are looking really great!” my thyroid eye disease (TED) specialist told me during my most recent appointment. It had been...reactionscomments
Things I Would Tell My Younger SelfI was diagnosed with Graves' disease years ago, and then also diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED). Both of these diagnoses happened...reactionscomments
Moving with TEDI was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED) in the fall of 2018, 2 months before I was supposed to graduate college...reactionscomments
Why I Choose To Be a Patient AdvocateSometimes I ask myself, "Why am I doing this? Why did I commit to being a patient advocate for a whole community...reactionscomments
Flying SoloI recently took a trip to visit my parents. I had to navigate airport crowds, TSA, gates, luggage, and seat location on...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
Watery Eyes? Tips for Managing Makeup with Thyroid Eye DiseaseThroughout my journey with thyroid eye disease (TED), makeup has been a very important tool for me. Like many people with TED...reactionscomments
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
