Living with Congenital Hypothyroidism

Hi everyone Last week my two weeks of substituting at a school near my house ended. I learned a lot during this time and it also reminded me of the feeling we all know too well. The feeling you get when you have so much to do, but physically you are to tired to do so. If you're reading my blog for the first time or maybe you forgot, I'm a teacher. I graduated last year.  I substituted for a teacher who's main subject isn't my main subjects, but my Bcomm degree gave me the ability to do so. First of all, substituting sucks. The students don't know you, their discipline decreases and you don't necessarily have access to all the school communication. Teaching in a classroom like that is difficult and I had to make adjustments accordingly, but I absolutely loved it. I knew exactly what work I had to cover during these two weeks. Planning was mostly done for me, except for Maths where I had to do everything myself. I really enjoyed planning the Maths,...

Hi everyone I literally just decided to start this blog. In the next few blogs I will tell you more about my journey to where I am today, but this first blog I'll start with the day I was born. I was born in the small town Ceres in the middle of freezing winter, if you've ever been there you will know it's very cold. After I was born the doctor who did all the necessary tests on me believed to take a blood test on new born babies for their thyroid levels, apparently this was before it was an official test to do. He found out that my thyroid levels weren't normal. My parents were sent to a hospital somewhere in Cape Town where they were told I was born without an thyroid gland. I was put on Eltroxin for the rest of my life. Since I was so young I have no knowledge about any side effects or any cool stories. I can only remember a few things. What I do know is that if that doctor didn't do that test I wouldn't be the same person as I am today since the horm...