letter to santa i just found, it's cute

[Guest guest]

this was on one of the mary shamon sites. about santa and

hypothyroid. enjoy

julie

A Letter To My Pal Santa

By Jody LaFerriere

My goodness, it's been a while, hasn't it? A year almost! I just

can't believe we've been out of touch since then. I really must do

better keeping up with my friends. I have a whole pile of letters that

I just need to respond to. I'm sure there are people out there who

assume I've been eaten by alligators. Really, though, it's just that I

have a hard time motivating myself to write. I meant to.

But I did want to send you a note, not just because it's that time of

year. I would have sent you and Mrs. Santa a card for certain. Maybe

one of the ones with a picture of you sitting in front of a computer

teaching the reindeer how to process your email. A hoot!

But seriously, in the past few months I have learned a few things

about myself and when I saw your picture down at the Hallmark store, a

light went on. Stick with me on this one, okay?

Basically, I was wondering if you've ever had your thyroid levels

checked. I know that seems like an out-of-the-blue question, but I was

recently diagnosed hypothyroid, and while reading Shomon's book

Living Well With Hypothyroidism I got to a list of symptoms and, well,

I had to get in touch with you.

Here are the things that stand out for me. First is your weight. I

know people are skeptical that some overweight people may actually be

hypothyroid, I know the truth. I know it every time I increase a size.

In your case, I'm sure the whole cookie and milk thing doesn't help,

but let's not discount your thyroid.

In your case, I'm sure the whole cookie and milk thing doesn't

help, but let's not discount your thyroid.

I was also wondering if you are unusually cold. You do wear a lot of

really heavy clothing ALL the time. I haven't seen too many photos of

you where you weren't all decked out in fur in the house. Do you get

chilled easily? I wear a lot of sweaters and sweatshirts, but that's

just because I don't have a big fur suit. Does Mrs. Claus fight you

over the thermostat levels? Cause we certainly do at my house.

Thirdly, well, let me be blunt. I'm concerned that you might be

suffering some kind of depression. You don't leave the Pole all year.

The only time you leave the house is on your annual ride. I know there

are a lot of reasons why someone could be perfectly content to stay

home for extended periods of time, one of them being all these new

companies that will delivery groceries right to your house. But many

people who don't leave the house are experiencing some sort of

depression. You seem jolly enough, but are you hiding a frown behind

your Ho Ho Ho?

I'm concerned that you might be suffering some kind of

depression... The only time you leave the house is on your annual ride.

Tied to that, of course, is the fact that you only seem to work one

day of the year. How are your energy levels? Look, we all know that

the elves are doing most of the toy production work. They staff the

entire factory. You can't be exerting yourself too much up there. So

why only once a year? Why not sign up for the lecture circuit, make TV

appearances, or write books? I would expect Amazon.com to be filled

with your work. You can't change the channel without hitting a talk

show. I'm sure they would all get in a bidding war to have you as a guest.

I know this list already seems long, but I have one more. I know we

don't spend much time together, so I haven't really had a chance to

look for myself, but you can be honest with me - are you hiding a

goiter under your beard? I know that you do try to take care of

yourself, but please make sure that you aren't ignoring your neck. If

your " ho-ho-ho " gets too raspy, you can check off one more symptom on

the hypo naughty list.

Are you hiding a goiter under your beard?

I think I've probably been forward enough with you for one day. I

suppose you were expecting this to just be a letter filled with a list

of things I want for Christmas. (Sweaters, a new fireplace poker set,

and furniture for the dining room. Oh, and chocolate. And a CD burner

for my computer.) But this year let's put YOU first, and make sure

that you aren't ignoring your symptoms. We can put you on hormone

replacement therapy and pretty soon you'll be taking Mrs. Claus on

cruises and wearing a tank top.

Well, maybe we should work on the weight thing first.

Take care of yourself, Santa. I'm going to leave an orange out for you.

Hugs,

Jody

[Guest guest]

Thanks, . That was REALLY cute.

> this was on one of the mary shamon sites. about santa and

> hypothyroid. enjoy

> julie

>

>

>

> A Letter To My Pal Santa

>

> By Jody LaFerriere

>

> My goodness, it's been a while, hasn't it? A year almost! I

just

> can't believe we've been out of touch since then. I really must do

> better keeping up with my friends. I have a whole pile of letters

that

> I just need to respond to. I'm sure there are people out there who

> assume I've been eaten by alligators. Really, though, it's just

that I

> have a hard time motivating myself to write. I meant to.

>

> But I did want to send you a note, not just because it's that time

of

> year. I would have sent you and Mrs. Santa a card for certain.

Maybe

> one of the ones with a picture of you sitting in front of a

computer

> teaching the reindeer how to process your email. A hoot!

>

> But seriously, in the past few months I have learned a few things

> about myself and when I saw your picture down at the Hallmark

store, a

> light went on. Stick with me on this one, okay?

>

> Basically, I was wondering if you've ever had your thyroid levels

> checked. I know that seems like an out-of-the-blue question, but I

was

> recently diagnosed hypothyroid, and while reading Shomon's

book

> Living Well With Hypothyroidism I got to a list of symptoms and,

well,

> I had to get in touch with you.

>

> Here are the things that stand out for me. First is your weight. I

> know people are skeptical that some overweight people may actually

be

> hypothyroid, I know the truth. I know it every time I increase a

size.

> In your case, I'm sure the whole cookie and milk thing doesn't

help,

> but let's not discount your thyroid.

>

> In your case, I'm sure the whole cookie and milk thing doesn't

> help, but let's not discount your thyroid.

>

> I was also wondering if you are unusually cold. You do wear a lot

of

> really heavy clothing ALL the time. I haven't seen too many photos

of

> you where you weren't all decked out in fur in the house. Do you

get

> chilled easily? I wear a lot of sweaters and sweatshirts, but

that's

> just because I don't have a big fur suit. Does Mrs. Claus fight you

> over the thermostat levels? Cause we certainly do at my house.

>

> Thirdly, well, let me be blunt. I'm concerned that you might be

> suffering some kind of depression. You don't leave the Pole all

year.

> The only time you leave the house is on your annual ride. I know

there

> are a lot of reasons why someone could be perfectly content to stay

> home for extended periods of time, one of them being all these new

> companies that will delivery groceries right to your house. But

many

> people who don't leave the house are experiencing some sort of

> depression. You seem jolly enough, but are you hiding a frown

behind

> your Ho Ho Ho?

>

> I'm concerned that you might be suffering some kind of

> depression... The only time you leave the house is on your annual

ride.

>

> Tied to that, of course, is the fact that you only seem to work one

> day of the year. How are your energy levels? Look, we all know that

> the elves are doing most of the toy production work. They staff the

> entire factory. You can't be exerting yourself too much up there.

So

> why only once a year? Why not sign up for the lecture circuit,

make TV

> appearances, or write books? I would expect Amazon.com to be filled

> with your work. You can't change the channel without hitting a talk

> show. I'm sure they would all get in a bidding war to have you as

a guest.

>

> I know this list already seems long, but I have one more. I know we

> don't spend much time together, so I haven't really had a chance to

> look for myself, but you can be honest with me - are you hiding a

> goiter under your beard? I know that you do try to take care of

> yourself, but please make sure that you aren't ignoring your neck.

If

> your " ho-ho-ho " gets too raspy, you can check off one more symptom

on

> the hypo naughty list.

>

> Are you hiding a goiter under your beard?

>

> I think I've probably been forward enough with you for one day. I

> suppose you were expecting this to just be a letter filled with a

list

> of things I want for Christmas. (Sweaters, a new fireplace poker

set,

> and furniture for the dining room. Oh, and chocolate. And a CD

burner

> for my computer.) But this year let's put YOU first, and make sure

> that you aren't ignoring your symptoms. We can put you on hormone

> replacement therapy and pretty soon you'll be taking Mrs. Claus on

> cruises and wearing a tank top.

>

> Well, maybe we should work on the weight thing first.

>

> Take care of yourself, Santa. I'm going to leave an orange out for

you.

>

> Hugs,

>

> Jody