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Navigating a life with thyroid eye disease (TED) can feel very lonely. The visibility of this condition can be stigmatizing and create isolating experiences. TED affects people living with it...

I have been reflecting a lot lately. I turned 30 in August. When I look back on this monumental decade of my life, my thyroid eye disease (TED) takes up...

I know I wanted people to understand what I was going through with my thyroid eye disease. I couldn't sit alone with my misery. Now that the worst has passed...

When I had thyroid eye disease (TED), I would always wear a hat and sunglasses in public. This is what made me feel safe navigating life while my reality was...

I honestly felt physically pummeled when I was told I needed cataract surgery. Thyroid eye disease (TED) has put me through everything. How could I possibly have to go through...

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...

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...

Going out on a sunny day while managing the symptoms of thyroid eye disease (TED) can be challenging. In this video I describe some of the accommodations I make to...

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...