Dawn NeufeldJan 15, 20193 minI Don't Want to DieBack in late August I was enjoying a week-long stay in Tulum when I had a familiar feeling. A heart palpitation. I hadn't had one in a while... I'd been managing the symptoms of hyperthyroidism with medication. But with that extra thu-THUNK of a heart beat I knew it was time for another check up with my endocrinologist. I have Grave's Disease which is an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism. My thyroid is overactive. My symptoms are textbook - heart palpitations, he
Dawn NeufeldNov 23, 20175 minThanksgivingI have a lot to be thankful for. A loving family. A beautiful (yet always untidy) home. A pantry full of food. When folks ask me how my day is going, I usually say, "Nothing to complain about," because it's true. I'm blessed. I truly am. But this year I have something else to be thankful for too. A week ago today I had am emergency appendectomy. The night before I'd been in downtown Dallas shooting a commercial. Shortly after dinner, I started having some pain in my lower abd
