Hi Katie….I, too, live in California, way up North near Eureka, in a little town called Blue Lake. Where in Calif. are you living? I need all the friends I can get regarding this disease…been diagnosed since June, had one dose of radioactive iodine, still with no appreciable results. I may need a repeat. My eyes are “bugging” me the most.(excuse the pun, but humor is needed here) MY phone # is (707) 668-5541 if you feel like talking. Stay in touch and we’ll cruise thru this dis-ease together to recovery!!! (it can’t be soon enough)