Our advocacy
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CBC opinion article draft on subclinical hypothyroidism and its therapy
I just sent this opinion article draft to the CBC opinion editors by email. — Dear CBC opinion editors, I would like to offer my opinion piece on this trending topic. First, about me, then the article draft: I am the main researcher and writer for the Canadian Thyroid Patients’ Campaign, who launched a federal…
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Meet our campaign’s main writer, Tania Sona Smith
I’ve decided it’s finally time to put a human face and name behind our campaign so that media can contact us and know who to talk to. Our campaign has experienced significant growth since we started in July 2018. I’ve made 79 blog posts on thyroidpatients.ca and this is my 80th. We also have 25…
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Not a conspiracy theory: Our campaign tactics
This weekend, behind the scenes in messages in our advisory group, we had a very interesting dialogue with someone who was concerned about the tactics we use in this campaign, specifically in our most recent post about Dr Matsusaki’s thyroid clinic in Nova Scotia. Let’s call this “Person X,” to avoid even assigning them a…
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The abandoned chronic disease
Hypo, hyper, or well-medicated, millions of Canadians are in the category of those who manage a thyroid hormone imbalance. But instead of being offered the agency to co-manage our condition, we are being managed and manipulated by our medical system and economy. We thyroid patients are a huge amorphous group, way too easy and vulnerable…
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A Thyroid Patients Manifesto
Manifesto: “a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer” (Merriam-Webster) I humbly offer the following manifesto for us as thyroid patients. WE, as citizens maintained by thyroid hormone therapy, declare our equal rights to health and well being as other citizens with complex chronic health conditions like diabetes, cancers, and…