kill nelly now please!

Today while wrapping presents at my grandmothers house, I was watching the Maury Povich show. Yes I know that it is a terrible program but considering my grams doesnt have cable in the wrapping room, and the only other thing was soap operas, I opted for the talk show. Today's episode was about people who should probably be dead because of some condition or accident and have survived. One of the people on the show was a seventeen year old girl who was born with no arms, and was raising a two month old baby. She was born with no arms because her mother was on thyroid medication when she was pregnant, causing the arms in the fetus to not develop.

When I heard this my heart skipped a beat. When I was 14 years old I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. An auto immune disorder where your immune system produces antibodies that attack the thyroid gland.



In attempt to protect itself, the thyroid produces too much hormone causing your metabolism to increase to dangerous levels. The symproms include losing weight very quickly, increased heart rate and blood pressure, bulging eyes and a goiter. Like this guy



I have suffered with this disease for 7 years, and it has been difficult at times. I think the hardest for me was my hair thinning and falling out when I was 15. However, I live a fairly normal life now and the option has come up for me to get my thyroid removed either through surgery or radio active iodine. Im choosing to do the iodine for a multitude of reasons. My thyroid has a name and its Nelly. When I first got sick my cooky aunt suggested that I name it so I could have a relationship with it. Nelly is what she thought of, and now Nelly must die. Im actually really happy that she is gonna go, because frankly I really am tired of all the craziness and drama she produces. The Maury show really put me in perspective today as well that I could have a child that could be disfigured because of this condition. It is something that scares the shit out of me frankly and I dont know what I would do if that happened. Kids right now arent in the picture, but down the road I hope to have a bundle...so well Nelly Im sorry but your gonna die soon and well Ill keep you updated when it happens.