Using the internet is an exellent way of empowering yourself’
empowerment gives you control over your health care which is
psychologically good for you. The advice that is given in the
thyroid newsgroup is often very good and informative, but it is just
that, advice.
Before you act on anything that you have learnt here you should
take it to your doctor for him/her to concider, do not assume that
their opinion is the end of the matter if your instinct tells you
otherwise, go elsewhere.
I implore everyone to join their National thyroid foundation or local
support group because it is an effective way of collecting mass
information, funding, promoting research, educating and developing
effective health management. Internet communication helps a great
deal but it does not provide funds for all of this. So please if you are
tempted *not* to join a thyroid group because you get good support
on the internet, concider all those people who do not have access
to information like us.
Many of the big health foundations have been hit hard by the internet and
have lost much of their membership. As a consequence they have
attacked the value of the internet and the information found there.
So please don’t let this happen with thyroid support groups and
use the internet to promote your National groups whenever possible.
The two forms of support can be used hand in hand when used
properly and benefit us all.
Put a bit of money where your mouth can’t reach, so that you can
do your bit to enhance research and education for all :o)
Carol
