Info From Thyca Website on Thyca Awareness Month

[DLA]

I e-mailed them today to try and find the packet that Pam was talking about.  Was confused and couldn't figure it out myself, as usual.  bluh  And we had been talking about sending info to the media to try and get them to cover Thyca Awareness Month in Sept.  So this is the e-mail they sent back to me.  Thought I would share it with you all.

Dear Dac,

Thank you so much for your wonderful offer to get the Thyroid Cancer  
Awareness message out through MedHelp.org.

We will have our press release ready very soon, and I will send you  
an advance copy before it's on our web site.

  We also have free downloadable publications in our Raise Awareness  
page on our web site, linked from the left side of the Home Page.  
These are great for posting on bulletin boards or giving to friends  
and relatives.

We greatly appreciate your wonderful support, and wish you all the  
best with your Graves' Disease and your overall health.

Many thanks again.
Best regards,
Cherry Wunderlich          Direct line 301-493-8810
Outreach Coordinator
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. <www.thyca.org>

Help spread the word...
- September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- San Francisco, California, October 19-21, 2007—The 10th  
International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference
- Free year-round support services, awareness materials, and education
- Visit www.thyca.org for details

Maybe this will help everyone get the info that wants it so we can all help get the message out.

For all of us who are lucky enough to not have Thyca, January is Thyroid Awareness month.  So our month it coming and I bet the Thyca survivors will help us get the message out, too!  So let's give them a hand with this.

God bless you all on this wonderful forum!
Dac

[kipland]

I don't see why you couldn't.  That would just mean you're supporting all your buddies out here that HAVE had it.  I'm unaware of any "rules", though.
Glad to see you back!!!

Lori

[DLA]

Ah shucks!  Ya make me blush!  Thank you.

Can I wear a bracelet or something in Sept. even though I haven't had thyca?  

Dac

[redhed87]

I havwe my bracelets already and have my thyroid cancer awareness ribbon pin that i wear every day.  the bracelet is teal and the ribbon is purple, pink and teal- the other diseases took the other colors...........

[proudarmywife05]

typically teal/pink but can be all purple

[kipland]

Thank you SO much for looking into getting this information for the thyca awareness.  I've certainly spread the news among my group of friends, and I'm sure they're telling theirs as well.  Hopefully, it'll go down the line.  You are a very thoughful, wonderful person - and am so glad to have you out here!!

Lori

[DLA]

I don't know the color for the bracelets, I didn't look at them, and since I didn't have cancer never have.  Actually was going to look into them and the regular thyroid bracelets and forgot to.  Brain fog has turned into brain f@rt!!  

Glad you are doing okay.  Watch how much you do so you don't over do it.  That can also bring on thyroid storm.  Not trying to scare you to death, just want you to be very careful and take good care of yourself.  Thyroid storms are VERY scary.  Had more than my fair share of them with Graves.

Did you find the website?

Doin' okay, I guess.  Insurance denied my appeal for the adrenal test, so don't know what's going to happen now.  She knows I have low cortisol, but said you can't measure accurately with the cortrosyn test.  I don't have the money to pay for it out of pocket so don't kow what I'll do.  Leave it up to God.  That's all I can do.  Will trust He'll take care of it for me.

Thank you for asking.  Hope all goes well post-op.
Dac

[zindy1957]

doing okay. thanks for all the prayers!!!  I started a sore throat yesterday and get shortness of breath and heart beat doing flip-flops :-)  I'm just glad its   over.  I'll go Fri for post-op.  How are you doing?  What is the color for the braclets?  

[ChitChatNine]

Maybe MedHelp will run a banner for free on top ????????

I wish I had more time to help you out but 4 kids underfoot and the summer is not cooperating but will do whatever I can on my part here as time allows!

THANKS for your efforts!

C~

[DLA]

Yes, if you go to the thyca sight they do.  It's www.thyca.org.  Thank  you for the kind words.

Are you doing okay now?  Hope so.  Have been praying for you, will continue to do so.

Dac

[zindy1957]

God Bless You!! I think that's WONDERFUL!!!!  Do they have the braclets for Thy. Awareness??

[DLA]

Thank you.  How are you doing now?  Hope you're feeling better.

Been reading everything that is going on, but honestly I feel like my brain fog has come back 10 fold, so I can't remember as much of what I've read.  Think it is probably sleep deprivation and suffering from total exhaustion.  Think they'd let me go in the hospital to get over that like some big celebrity?  LOL  I'm too behind to be exhausted.  :{

God bless you,
Dac

[At The End of My Rope]

I think it is great you are getting this information out on the post. Take Care-Pam