Hello!  Welcome to the whirlwind of my life.

I originally decided to start this site to chronicle my life after diagnosis with Hashimoto’s disease. I was diagnosed with this autoimmune thyroid disease in June, and came to realize that there are millions of people “out there” just like me dealing with this disease.

Thus began my research, debates, and questions about the meaning of health, disease, U.S. healthcare and management of disease, the limitations of current medical training for doctors, how best to care for myself with this chronic disease…my list has not yet found an end!

And since my disease is not the only thing going on in my life (I hope!), you’ll also find other things of interest to me–family, work, and my passion for dressage.  I have ridden horses most of my life, specifically exploring dressage starting about 10 years ago.  Recently, I got a new partner for my training pursuits, my 5 year old Hungarian warmblood gelding Bravo (HS Brav-O) and hope to journal our training adventures here as well.

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Feel free to poke around, ask questions, make comments, or engage a debate–we all benefit when there is a wealth of experiences and opinions to discover!