Support through thyroid cancer

Feb 18 2024 14 ep. 50 mins 5
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Join thyroid cancer survivor Jessie for conversations with guests exploring people’s experiences with thyroid cancer, what gave them strength through the process, and what wisdom they want to pass on.

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Surgery experiences with Carmen Waltz

Feb 18 2024 57 mins  
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 cancer) and then experiencing lymphedema and nerve damage from surgery. She talks about the improvement she has been feeling after her most rece

The LID diet and RAI with Daria and Becky

Sep 01 2023 50 mins  
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 discuss resources they recommend such as the LID cookbook. Becky and Daria provide an overview of LID, numerous tips around how to navigate t

Thomas Drayton

Feb 28 2023 53 mins  
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 told that he has metastasis in his spine/hips and that he has the HRAS mutation (which doctors have told him impact the ability for them to

Maya Strom

Feb 01 2023 47 mins  
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 talks about the grief her family experienced with her cancer diagnosis coming only 2 years after her husband's diagnosis with his own cancer

Helga Yang

Dec 31 2022 46 mins  
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 of the bumps in her road of experiences with muscle weakness for several months after RAI and difficulty with bone healing after a bike cra

Brittany McKelvey

Dec 01 2022 40 mins  
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 functioning voice for her. She shares about what it felt like to be given this diagnosis at such a young age for both her and her parents, with the ad

Julie Martwick

Nov 01 2022 40 mins  
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 questions they had, and how alone they felt because they didn't know anyone else with PDTC. Julie is now a facilitator for the PDTC support grou

Klaudia Krueger

Oct 01 2022 47 mins  
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 system. She discusses her experience with the culture within the U.S. medical system and wishing there was more transparency/direct communicatio

Gary Bloom

Sep 01 2022 60 mins  
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 sleep apnea, the road to diagnosis took some time and then the treatment for his cancer took about 3 years. He shares about the difficult experi

Bill Nelson

Aug 05 2022 68 mins  
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 during this journey so far. Bill also explores sources of hope and acceptance while living with medullary thyroid cancer. Please note: This podca