Why Is Self-Care Important, and How Can We Practice It?Self-care has been an ever-evolving concept in our world for decades. Originally, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined self-care in the 1980s...reactionscomments
Spooky and Scary TED Symptoms?Halloween may be here now, but people with thyroid eye disease (TED) may be living with scary symptoms all year round, or...reactionscomments
Four Eyes and Floating WordsIt happened one day in early October, I woke up to 2 smoke detectors on my ceiling. It was early in the...reactionscomments
TED Symptoms: TriggersIt has been a few years since I have experienced extreme thyroid eye disease (TED) symptoms. I have lived in a phase...reactionscomments
How Glasses Helped Me with TED (Part 2)Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a series. Please read part 1 here. "Do you wear glasses?" my friend asked me...reactionscomments
The Stranger in the MirrorI look in the mirror and do not recognize the person staring back at me. She is not me. She is not...reactionscomments
Is It a New Active Phase of Thyroid Eye Disease?I am always worried (scared - okay, beyond terrified) that something bad will happen and thyroid eye disease (TED) will rear its...reactionscomments
A “Grave” Concern About The Heart - Graves’ Disease and Heart Rate“What’s so scary about Graves’ disease?” I see this comment online a fair amount to which I think - "What isn’t scary...reactionscomments
My Experience of Graves' Disease Overtaking Hashimoto’sWhile thyroid eye disease (TED) was controlling a lot of my life, at the same time, I was dealing with the onset...reactionscomments
My Positive View on Surgery for Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Eye DiseaseOver the past 2 and a half years I have had 1 surgery to treat Graves’ disease and another 4 surgeries to...reactionscomments
Why I Chose a ThyroidectomyI must have looked like a terrified mouse when I met the endocrinologist who diagnosed me with Graves’ disease. I sat in...reactionscomments
Self-Care: Eye Skin Care for Thyroid Eye DiseaseI remember the exact moment I knew I needed to buy some eye cream. I was at the museum with my dad...reactions4comments
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
Ice Pack Eye MaskEarly on in my thyroid eye disease (TED) diagnosis, I got into using an icepack when my eyes were swollen or felt...reactionscomments
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
Getting New Glasses with Thyroid Eye DiseaseI do not wear glasses all the time. I primarily need them for seeing details far away. My physical symptoms of thyroid...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
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
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
The Emotional Toll of TEDMany of us know that thyroid eye disease (TED) has physical symptoms, and can impact a person's physical appearance, but what may...reactionscomments
