Thyroid cancer survivor

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Thyroid Cancer 101
Survivor Stories

Sep 22
1 min

I nicknamed my cancer "lemon"

After bloodwork, an endocrine referral and biopsy I was told that extensive tests showed that I had papillary thyroid carcinoma. I lovingly

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Why thyroid cancer gave me a heart of gratitude

Chloe McElmury

Jan 22
2 min

Why thyroid cancer gave me a heart of gratitude

Full confession: it feels a little weird saying I’m a cancer survivor. My thyroid cancer story was the least traumatic type a patient could

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A scar that tells my story one day at a time

Chloe McElmury

Sep 30, 2019
2 min

A scar that tells my story one day at a time

This is Kassandra Frankewicz's survivor story In January 2018 I noticed a large lump that was sticking out of my neck. I knew it felt unu...

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Chloe McElmury

Aug 25, 2019
2 min

It’s not a sentence, but a story

My journey to become a thyroid cancer survivor started last year...

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Katie Perkins

Aug 21, 2019
3 min

A battle nobody else can fight for you

As a 22 year old, I had already achieved so much. I married my Best Friend (at the ripe age of 19... don’t worry that’s normal in Utah) I...

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