Patient Organizations and Support Groups for Thyroid & Related Cond.

Here are some selected resources involved in support for thyroid patients, including online support, community and in-person support groups, forums, and other support venues for people with thyroid disease.

The Guide to Starting a Local Thyroid Support Group has been published by the Coalition for Better Thyroid Care, as a web site and free downloadable e-book. Here are questions and answers with Coalition Co-founder and Executive Director Geri Rybacki.

Some thyroid patients -- whether newly diagnosed, or long-term patients -- find online support is an important part of their overall approach to wellness. Here is information about online thyroid support groups, forums and listservs, where information and experiences are shared among patients.

Thyroid patients may wonder how to explain to family members or friends what they are going through? It's difficult to fully explain what's going on with a chronic disease that is, in many ways, "invisible" to everyone but the sufferer. But perhaps this Open Letter to Family and Friends of Thyroid Patients can be a conversation-starter, or help...

Thyroid patients with limited or no Internet access need support systems. This article talks about the steps involved in a thyroid patient starting a community or local thyroid support group.

Thyroid patients with limited or no Internet access need support systems. But in many cases, these local, community or in-person support groups need to be started, launched and run by patients in the community. Here, thyroid patients share their advice, experience, stories, ideas, and thoughts about how to start, run, publicize and grow a community-based, in-person thyroid support group.

Thyroid patients share their experiences, recommendations, advice, and information about web/Internet-based thyroid support groups, listservs, forums, and other online thyroid support venues. Thyroid patients recommend their favorite places for thyroid-related online support as well, and share their pros and cons about the online thyroid support experience.

The founder of the successful and growing Michigan Thyroid Disorder Support Group, Tracy Green, offers her excellent advice on how to start your own thyroid support group.

A forum for support and information for United Kingdom Thyroid Patients.

If a person with a suspected or diagnosed thyroid condition is looking for help in the Usenet newsgroup environment, he or she will find alt.support.thyroid (a.s.t.), the newsgroup dedicated to thyroid information and support. In this interview, meet various members of a.s.t., and find out more about the fascinating history of this online support group.

An site feature with state-by-state and international Top Doc listings, plus tips on how to a top doc.

A look at the plans and perspectives for 2001 from from America's largest thyroid patient organization, featuring an interview with the foundation's new executive directory, Kevin R. Laverty.

A look at this growing, patient-founded and patient-oriented foundation and how you can get involved.

Foundation started by the doctor who diagnosed thyroid disease using basal body temperature.

The Australian Thyroid Foundation, P.O. Box 186 Westmead NSW 2145, Phone: (02) 9890 6962 Fax: (02) 9755 7073, Email: snewlands@bigpond.com.

Website for this patient-oriented organization.

An online list for integrative information on Hashimoto's.

Conventional organization providing information on radioactive iodine treatment and surgery for Graves' disease.