{"id":8642,"date":"2022-02-03T22:58:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T22:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thyforlife.com\/?p=8642"},"modified":"2024-08-22T09:56:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:56:57","slug":"battling-papillary-thyroid-cancer-at-the-age-of-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/battling-papillary-thyroid-cancer-at-the-age-of-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Battling Papillary Thyroid Cancer at the Age of 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8642\" class=\"elementor elementor-8642\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99d6473 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99d6473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef0da78\" data-id=\"ef0da78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cbf47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76cbf47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"628\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8839 lazyload\" alt=\"Rebekka Jackson\u200b\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8839 lazyload\" alt=\"Rebekka Jackson\u200b\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rebekka Jackson celebrating her 25th birthday - the first time in 5 years she wasn't worried about cancer. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5772add elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5772add\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee585ab\" data-id=\"ee585ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fe9333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fe9333\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9cec38\" data-id=\"b9cec38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb6841 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0fb6841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI have had 3 surgeries, RAI and 6.5 weeks of radiotherapy to show for this but I am proof that despite the hardships, there is still a life post-cancer diagnosis.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Rebekka Jackson<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23c7b93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23c7b93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;059e101&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84da4b2\" data-id=\"84da4b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588c793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"588c793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What were your first signs or symptoms of Papillary Thyroid Cancer?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ac32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0ac32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2017, I began feeling breathless quite frequently. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It began when I was walking uphill but then it progressively got worse, and I would feel breathless walking for even a minute! <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I went to the doctor, and I was told I was \u201cborderline asthmatic\u201d; I also had the option to get an inhaler but being a student at the time, I didn\u2019t want to pay!! <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I said I\u2019d keep an eye on it and see if it got worse or better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast forward to May\/June of the same year, I was suffering from intense migraines, and I was super tired all the time. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would go into university for an hour or so in the morning, come home, and nap the rest of the day \u2013 I had never experienced fatigue like it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019d say these were my main symptoms looking back on it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84145ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84145ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;cc3e928&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba8af40\" data-id=\"ba8af40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e58879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e58879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you discover you had Papillary Thyroid Cancer? \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfef9a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfef9a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following on from feeling like this, I had called in sick to work a couple of times which was unlike me. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought I was burnt out from working and finishing off my school work \u2013 it was deadline time so I had essays to finish and exams to prepare for.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A woman I worked with insisted I go to the doctor as she knew something wasn\u2019t quite right with me. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just wasn\u2019t feeling myself. I booked a doctor&#8217;s appointment and was seen the same day. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I told her how I was feeling and she did an examination on me. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I did the tests she asked and she couldn\u2019t find anything wrong with me from them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHave you noticed that your neck is slightly swollen?\u201d were the words I heard next. My hands immediately moved to my neck and I was trying to feel for it, which I noticed. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She asked if she could have a look over and began feeling my neck. She told me it would probably be nothing to worry about, maybe a goiter, but I should get checked out anyway.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had my bloods done which came back fine. I had an ultrasound done and during which, I was told to get in touch with the doctor ASAP. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I automatically knew something was wrong. I managed to get in the next day and I was told it wasn\u2019t a goitre but I was to be referred to the hospital for further tests. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word \u201ccancer\u201d wasn\u2019t explicitly used but I knew that\u2019s what they were testing for.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had another ultrasound, along with a biopsy, a CT scan, an MRI, and I had a camera to check my vocal cord area. My results showed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/papillary-thyroid-cancer\/\"><b>papillary thyroid cancer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cfe668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cfe668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;36f0a35&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85fb5d4\" data-id=\"85fb5d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e546878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e546878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you feel after your diagnosis? \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086f42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086f42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was all such a blur. I was scared as I didn\u2019t know anything about a thyroid or where it was in my body. I was told it was \u201cone of the good ones to get\u201d which confused me even more. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I felt scared but hearing these words made me feel like that was an invalid feeling.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My whole outlook immediately changed. I didn\u2019t realize how resilient and brave I could be \u2013 I used to be frightened of hospitals and needles, I would pass out having blood tests done, but I knew I had to somehow get through this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can have everyone on your side but it\u2019s you that\u2019s going through it. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s only you that fully knows how you\u2019re feeling at a given time and it\u2019s you alone in the scanning machines and on the bed being put to sleep for surgery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-690e3fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"690e3fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;3c5f995&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be6ab39\" data-id=\"be6ab39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202b8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202b8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What was your treatment like? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db51030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db51030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following my diagnosis, I had a full thyroidectomy followed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/thyroid-cancer\/treating\/radioactive-iodine.html\">Radioactive Iodine Treatment <\/a>(RAI) 8 weeks later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May 2018, I underwent another surgery for recurrence and again in May 2019. By the end of it, I had a full neck scar as it had crept from the left to the right side.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2020, I was told it had returned again. After having 3 surgeries, they didn\u2019t want to put me under the knife again and I was told RAI wasn\u2019t helpful for me. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next step was 6.5 weeks of external beam radiotherapy which was long and intense. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had some horrific side effects from it and was told everything that could initially go wrong so, understandably, I was petrified!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s been a long winded process for me, and everyday is scary. I never know if it will return \u2013 I was told by my surgeon after my final operation he didn\u2019t think it would be the last time I would be seen. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was told it is likely something I will have to live with and manage which was scary. There is always a thought in the back of my head that is worried it will return but I don\u2019t know if or when.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bee3094 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bee3094\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;3c5f995&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6028084\" data-id=\"6028084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a01fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a01fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you need routine care or special medication? \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fe914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88fe914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, I am just on levothyroxine as I no longer have my Thyroid. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am regularly monitored by the hospital. I have blood tests done regularly and if they show anything, I will be sent for a scan but thankfully, it\u2019s been almost 18 months since I finished radiotherapy and nothing sinister has occurred!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbced80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbced80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;3c5f995&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f96e1ee\" data-id=\"f96e1ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22cd10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b22cd10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When were you officially cancer free? How does it feel? What did you do to celebrate?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d4d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04d4d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have never been given the all clear, and I think it\u2019s unlikely I will so, I take each day as it comes and each appointment as an indication as to where I am.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of celebration, I try to live my life as best I can and spend time with my favourite people. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I acknowledge each time I leave the hospital with no suspicion of cancer in my body and make the most of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m living my life. I was first diagnosed in freshmen week of my final year at university so I had to put it all on hold and I returned the following year. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have now just finished my Master\u2019s degree and I am grateful I have been able to do so, especially with no sign of active disease in my body.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b34479 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b34479\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;3c5f995&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-061d8b9\" data-id=\"061d8b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b142c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b142c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are there any lingering side effects or symptoms that you have a hard time dealing with to this day?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07de3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07de3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main thing I struggle with is fatigue but that is a day-by-day process and I never really know how I am going to feel each day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I suffered side effects from radiotherapy at the time \u2013 loss of taste, inability to swallow properly, and extreme throat pain. This has all improved over time. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, however, I do sometimes still suffer when swallowing things such as bread. I also find that if I swallow something and it goes down the wrong way, when I cough I struggle to get my breath for a while, which can be really scary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfc9c47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfc9c47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;3c5f995&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07a6987\" data-id=\"07a6987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee9258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ee9258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What would you say to other people who have recently been diagnosed with thyroid cancer?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be3824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be3824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find people who can relate to you. My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/battlingthyroidcancer\/\">Instagram<\/a> is a safe place and I have found it incredibly helpful to speak with people who understand Thyroid Cancer due to a personal experience of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful with any Facebook groups you join. Some of them can be really helpful but others are full of scaremongering and are totally unhelpful!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allow yourself to feel whatever emotions you are feeling \u2013 do not let anyone minimize what you\u2019re going through. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a very high chance you will survive it, but you will come out the other end a completely different person. Cancer is cancer and the effects of going through such a thing are real \u2013 be kind to yourself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-770f658 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"770f658\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Were there any specific resources that helped you through treatment?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2609531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2609531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.butterfly.org.uk\/\">Butterfly Thyroid Cancer Trust<\/a> \u2013 they are a UK based charity that are the first of their kind to support patients of Thyroid cancer. I cannot recommend them enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My blog has helped me massively also. I began writing about my cancer as a way to get my thoughts and feelings down. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also helped people who are close to me know about what is happening. I then began connecting with people and it started to grow. It was the best thing I ever did and I was so close to not doing it!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3236feb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3236feb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83dee12\" data-id=\"83dee12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4720acd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4720acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c60b525 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c60b525\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5654ea\" data-id=\"d5654ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95bda79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95bda79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 4th is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcancerday.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Cancer Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a day to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage prevention, detection, and treatment. If you or someone you know is experiencing any symptoms of a thyroid condition consult your healthcare provider right away. Always listen to the advice of your healthcare provider.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for a safe space to connect with other people with thyroid conditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/thyforlife.com\/download-app\/\">download the ThyForLife app<\/a> today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ThyForLife News &amp; Community section allows you to safely ask and answer questions anonymously and participate in our private community forum. This is the only in-app community built specifically for people with thyroid conditions globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At ThyForLife, we do our utmost to provide accurate information. If you require more detailed information regarding medical terms, conditions, and practices please consult your healthcare professional. Always listen to the advice of your healthcare provider.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48f1f4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48f1f4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6fea0e\" data-id=\"f6fea0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8babaa elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-8853 elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e8babaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie-Bessom-DO_800-e1641834051510-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3531 lazyload\" alt=\"Dr. Natalie Bessom\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie-Bessom-DO_800-e1641834051510-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3531 lazyload\" alt=\"Dr. Natalie Bessom\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Medically reviewed by<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Natalie Bessom,<\/b> D.O. Board-certified family medicine doctor with specialty training in nutrition, USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebekka Jackson celebrating her 25th birthday &#8211; the first time in 5 years she wasn&#8217;t worried about cancer. I have had 3 surgeries, RAI and 6.5 weeks of radiotherapy to show for this but I am proof that despite the hardships, there is still a life post-cancer diagnosis. 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