Moving Forward Finally

12 years ago I was diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroiditis - my life changed but I didn't know it yet. I was originally diagnosed after my oldest was born with pregnancy induced hypothyroidism (that was 19 years ago) ... The roller coaster has been a ride for sure and my hope is to share my stories and what I have learned and even what the doctors have learned from me. Hashimotos is most mid-diagnosed thyroid disorder in women in this country and if you don't have a good doctor your life will forever be damaged. It is stressful on marriage and relationships in your life. You will be convinced that you are imagining it and that your mind is crazy - fatigue and memory loss along with weight gain and pains and aches - migraines and not being able to concentrate at work and in daily life ... All symptoms of thyroid problems ... If you struggle with any of these I hope my story will help you ...

Remember ....

..I have 2 amazing kids, that are now 19 and 16 ... they are my world and they bring me life and joy everyday. My 19 year old goes to art school in Chicago at Columbia and just grabs life by the wings and soars (regardless she has severe anxiety and is determined to do it all on her own). She has always loved the big city and I always knew she would move away from home when she was able - and I love her for everything she is.  My son, he will stay close to home. He is talented and amazing and wants to be an architectural engineer ... he does what everyone said he couldn't do (at the age of 16) and knows what he wants in life - he has an amazing girlfriend that I love dearly and think the world of.  

My kids make me laugh and smile and have fun when I am around them.  They make me remember what it is like to be young. To have the world by the tail and to have dreams and goals ... to have no cares as to what people think of you and to want to life life to the fullest.  And yet adults will watch them, our younger generation, and stereotype and make accusations and accuse.

I have been out with my son several times most recently when our older generation will comment to him or say things ... tonight we were out and he was laughing and having fun with his girlfriend and this older woman looked at him and said 'why don't you try and act mature'....and the funny thing was I was having fun with them and actually pulled him out of the way so he wasn't in her way ... my son was in awe that he was laughing and having fun and this person commented to him... as my daughter and I discussed it later I told her it's like the older generation has forgotten what it's like to have fun, to be young, to be carefree...

That's exactly it she said!!  When did people forget what smiling and laughing and having fun was like. To be young again. Why do adults think that as we age we can't have fun, or laugh or enjoy life. When did this misconception come into play? I think it's sad that we try to steal this joy and life from our younger generation, as unintentional as it may be, it has happened. We have become a generation that is forcing our kids to grow up and not even enjoy life....

The Clouds Have Lifted

It's been almost 2 years since I posted ... And my daughter is helping me get set back up to start blogging again and she said 'Mom I can't read those old posts because they are dark' ... She said 'it was terrible back then with the cluster headaches' .... Took me back and me reminisce and it was dark - I was in pain almost all the time. There would be a remission period sometimes but would only last days. It exhausted me. 

Two years later I am almost totally pain free except for the occasional headache which is a breeze for me to cope with...I have changed my lifestyle among other things and have learned so much after allowing these headaches to previously run my life and debilitate me ... I have changed my eating habits - had surgeries - cut out foods that were killing me and we don't even know it - and so much more  ...