I think Hypothyroidism is sort of invisible disablity

[Guest guest]

In my humble opinion, Hypothyroidism is like losing the thyroid, and

that " invisible disablity " is much more complicated, even more severe

than the circumstances in which people lost their legs/arms/hands. So I

think it would be tougher for hypothyroidism/hashimoto's sufferers to

participate the Paralympic Games....because we are usually lack of

energy,strength, we can't do the sports very much.

What are you opinions?

[Guest guest]

Funny, not really, that you make this point.  I was going to apply this week for

exceptional family member status with the Army.  I have been postin how every

time we move due to a change in the needs of the Army, I get treated like

dogsh_t buy the medical staff.  Often it is " and WHO said you are

hypothyroid?  "   or the current one, " Armour, yuck, I refuse to fill that here;

switch to levoxyl... " !  So I too think it is a disability but not of ours, more

of the nonthyroid defective!!!  They don't have a clue what it is like and are

lucky for that.  I, in the mean time, am tired of recreating the wheel at every

god damn Army post.  So I am putting in the paperwork for exceptional family

member status.  What is said is this paperwork is normally only advertised to

families with retarded children, severe autism, limb loss/ impairment....you get

the idea don't you?!

le

 

I think Hypothyroidism is sort of " invisible

disablity "

In my humble opinion, Hypothyroidism is like losing the thyroid, and

that " invisible disablity " is much more complicated, even more severe

than the circumstances in which people lost their legs/arms/hands. So I

think it would be tougher for hypothyroidism/ hashimoto' s sufferers to

participate the Paralympic Games....because we are usually lack of

energy,strength, we can't do the sports very much.

What are you opinions?

[Guest guest]

Absolutely,

I at 7 never had stamina or lung capacity was undiagnosed

& at 42 still am, and still have muscle weakness.

-A

On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:41 AM, fragrance_seen wrote:

>

> In my humble opinion, Hypothyroidism is like losing the thyroid, and

> that " invisible disablity " is much more complicated, even more severe

> than the circumstances in which people lost their legs/arms/hands.

> So I

> think it would be tougher for hypothyroidism/hashimoto's sufferers to

> participate the Paralympic Games....because we are usually lack of

> energy,strength, we can't do the sports very much.

>

> What are you opinions?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

you are soo right--we are the " walking wounded " . not just physical but psych

probs too.

Gracia

In my humble opinion, Hypothyroidism is like losing the thyroid, and

that " invisible disablity " is much more complicated, even more severe

than the circumstances in which people lost their legs/arms/hands. So I

think it would be tougher for hypothyroidism/hashimoto's sufferers to

participate the Paralympic Games....because we are usually lack of

energy,strength, we can't do the sports very much.

What are you opinions?

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