The Blog

New Year, Same Old Mom Guilt

Originally written 01/01/19 Happy New Year! 2018 brought some new and difficult challenges but I must say, I had a pretty great year....

Who Needs A Thyroid Anyways?

Originally written 9/25/18 We have been seeing Hadley’s endocrinologist every three months since she was born. We take her to the...

Deep Breath

Originally written 8/1/18 While Hadley's second admission to the hospital is completely unrelated to her thyroid, I still wanted to...

First Impressions

Originally written 7/2/18 Kyle and I both took Hadley to her first appoint with Nurse Practitioner L. In general, I like making any kind...

Change is Hard

Originally written 5/14/18 After several trips back and forth to Hadley's endocrinologist in Akron, we were starting to get the hang of...

What Is Congenital Hypothyroidism?

Originally written 4/14/18 I guess I should give you a run down on this disease. We have gotten information from multiple sources--mainly...

Meeting Our Endocrinologist

Originally written 4/3/18 Kyle and I drove to Akron for our first Endocrinology appointment. We parked in a parking garage and made our...

Jaundice: Our First Complication

Originally written: 3/31/18 The days that followed Hadley's diagnosis included many trips to the lab for blood work and then to see the...