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February 18, 2014 by Blythe 5 Comments

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I love watching the Olympics.  My husband downloaded the Olympic app to his phone.  My kids are glued to the TV.  We are an Olympics loving family.  We love watching sports on TV, so what could be better than watching the world's best athletes compete against each other.  We also love learning more about sports that we aren't familiar with - like curling.  As an aside, I sarcastically asked my boys if they wanted outfits like some of the curlers were wearing.  My youngest (who loves costumes and characters and did not detect my sarcasm) jumped up and said "Yes!  I'd totally wear that!".  HA!  He probably would. I started thinking about what Olympics our family could qualify for and compete in.  Probably not much at this point (thanks to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, February 2014 Tagged With: Parenting

Wednesday Weekly Roundup – Thyroid News – Feb.5, 2014

February 5, 2014 by Blythe Leave a Comment

 Thyroid News Update Here's your weekly thyroid news update from Thyroid Mom.  These are articles or abstracts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you.  Happy Reading! CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM Read my update on Newborn Screening (if you haven't already!) More on Fukushima GENERAL THYROID Coconut oil: Can it cure hypothyroidism? Subclinical hypothyroidism unrelated to weight gain in older adults Thyroid Disorders in Pets  Hypothyroidism Stats from Ahmedebad, India How much levothyroxine should be started for hypothyroidism diagnosed during pregnancy? Is Graves' Disease always an auto-immune disorder? When thyroglobulin is undetectable, is any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, February 2014 Tagged With: Thyroid News

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I am a mother of two beautiful boys, both born with Congenital Hypothyroidism.  I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism during my late twenties and later learned that it was Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.  My husband was diagnosed with Graves' Disease (hyperthyroidism) shortly before our oldest son was born. … Read More

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