In this episode, Jessie talks with Carmen, who has been through 3 surgeries related to her thyroid cancer diagnosis. She talks about her experience of having to self-advocate in order to get diagnosed (with papillary and follicular thyroid canc...

Happy thyroid cancer awareness month! Becky Johnson and Daria Jerauld join Jessie for this episode where they discuss the low iodine diet (LID) and radioactive iodine treatment (RAI). Becky and Daria lead a LID support group through ThyCa and d...

Listen in to Thomas's story this month, as he shares about being diagnosed with stage 4C medullary thyroid cancer in 2020 after having not been to the doctor in about 6 years. He shares about the difficult process of diagnosis, along with being...

Maya, who happens to be the medical provider who discovered Jessie's cancer, joins Jessie for this episode. Maya shares about her story of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer over 8 years ago shortly after giving birth to her second child. She ...

Join Jessie and Helga for this episode as Helga tells her story of being diagnosed with papillary and tall cell thyroid cancer 6 years ago. Helga is an engineer and cyclist with a sense of humor and a love for storytelling. She talks about some...

In this episode, Brittany shares her story about being diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer at age 13 after losing her voice and then going through a full thyroidectomy followed by 2 additional surgeries for an implant to create a functionin...

Julie joins me for this episode talking about her journey to diagnosis of PDTC (Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer) around the time of COVID shutdown. She talks about how scared her and her husband felt when they first found out, all the ques...

Klaudia joins me for this podcast, sharing about her recent fight with papillary thyroid cancer. She talks about how as an immigrant and foreign service officer (which involves frequent moves), she has struggled to maintain a solid support syst...

In this episode Gary Bloom (executive director of ThyCa) shares his experience of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer 27 years ago, when treatment for the disease looked very different than it does now. Having initially been diagnosed with slee...

In this episode, Bill tells his story of being diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer and being unsure if he would survive. He talks about his emotional experience of this diagnosis, what he has found supportive, and how his life changed durin...

In this episode, Jodi tells the story of her long process of diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer following many years of experiencing migraines and low energy. She reflects on her childhood experience of hearing about her father's cancer diag...

Join Jessie as she hears from Becky, a papillary thyroid cancer survivor who has been cancer free for 11years. As the local ThyCa support group leader and ThyCa volunteer, Becky has wisdom to share not only from her own experience, but also her...

Host Jessie is joined by one of her best friends Ginger as Jessie shares her own story of diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer. The two friends explore emotional experiences around diagnosis and treatment, the impact of thyroid hormones on...

Celia shares her story of how she didn't know she had thyroid cancer until after surgery and what this means for her now. Celia reflects on the complexity and interconnectedness of mental health, thyroid hormones, and life events. She provides ...