I went on Mediacorp TV to talk about my adventures with Thyroid disease. Enjoy the show ..read more

My post surgical thyroid recovery... has been so successful that my specialist wanted to direct me to the polyclinic for my bi-annual checkup. My surgical scar has faded with time and is almost non visible unless I imbibe on a tad too much fine Tuscany wine and that's where the scar becomes more prominent.  I have been taking thyroid hormone replacement pills ever since the surgery with no major impact to my health. The initial stable dosage of Levothroxine Sodium Tablets I have been taking on a daily basis 125mg for 5 days and 100mg for 2 days. 2 years ago, The doctor adjusted ..read more

24 Mar 2019 It's a Sunday afternoon when Sis and family came to visit, with my nephew looking forward to play "pass the ball" with happy dementia grandma. However, grandma wasn't feeling well that day and came down with a fever in the morning. A dose of paracetamol did not do much to help to lower the temperature and we made the decision to send her straight to the hospital. While the family is going through the routine checklist to prepare grandma for hospitalization, I entertained the kids with Meeple Circus. As I drove grandma to Changi hospital, I receive one after another call from my ..read more

To help spread awareness of the medical problems that a problematic thyroid can give you, I shared my personal experiences with Today newspaper. Read about it! https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/thyroid-disorders-too-much-or-too-little-highly-treatable ..read more

It has been two and a half years since my grandma had a stroke and the family has been through a lot since than. I stopped writing for a while because Unfit Runners have fallen into a routine running the same old Marina Bay route almost every week and I was occupied with taking care of my love ones who were falling prey to one disease or another.  I feel I own it to my readers to share the experiences I am going through as part of the sandwich generation. To start off with, my Special One (Unfit Runner codename: Ayanami) got admitted to hospital for a humongous fibroid... An important membe ..read more