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In 2019, Together we can turn the tide
On New Year’s, let’s reflect on all our accomplishments this year with the petition and our social media. I offer two thoughts to boost our spirits for the journey ahead. You and me, as individual patients, are not alone in this struggle for better thyroid therapy. Patients who are currently doing well on thyroid therapy…
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Coming soon: Jan. 28, 2019 petition reading in the House of Commons
The government tells us this about the process of our petition: Verification “On December 25th at 3:13 pm EDT the petition will close for signatures. Then the Clerk of Petition’s office will verify to make sure that there are 500 valid signatures. They will then send our office a printed sheet with a certification page…
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Thyroid petition closes with 5,681 signatures
Well done, thyroid warriors and caring citizens! https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1819 This is a strong number, considering our challenges. Of course we wish we could have had a larger number. But this is a fledgling campaign group led by a small handful of patients. We started in July, launched a petition in September, and only had 4 months…
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VIDEO: What’s wrong with therapy for hypothyroidism?
On December 17, I decided to purchase “Doodly” video creation software that was being advertised on Facebook, and I made this 10-minute educational video. It is meant to raise an appropriate sense of alarm at the problems with thyroid therapy and to offer some possible solutions. Clicking the title image will take you to YouTube to…
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Thyroid patients call the bluff
There’s almost 4000 e-signatures so far on our federal petition, but hypothyroidism affects 3 to 5% of the Canadian population, and that’s millions of people. So, it’s time for a rant. It’s time to rally the troops of well-educated thyroid patients and enlightened doctors. It’s time to reason with the masses that blindly trust the…