Thyroid Awareness Week! By Nathan Woodfin on May 21, 2018March 18, 2019Leave a Comment View this post on Instagram This is International Thyroid Awareness Week! One in five people have a thyroid disorder and only half of those people are aware. Your thyroid affects so many aspects of your health. Go get your neck checked! I got lucky! My doctor just happened to find a lump in my neck during a routine annual checkup. I had never really been sick before. Nobody expected that I had advanced papillary thyroid cancer that had mastesized (spread into my neck and shoulder. What if i hadn’t gone to get checked out? Let’s not think about that. This pic was taken when I first got home from surgery. I had my thyroid removed along with some throat tissue and 57 lymph nodes. This moment was the first time I felt halfway decent and couldn’t wait to take a pic to show everyone that I’m a survivor. I’m here to fight! My one year post cancer check-up is tomorrow. I usually don’t share stuff like this beforehand, but I could use the prayers. I should get results sometime next week. I will keep y’all posted. It’s been a wild ride, but I’m determined to be stronger than I ever was before cancer. I’ve lost just over 50lbs and I’m working hard everyday to change my life and to do more for others that are going through what I did last year. If I can help others have a better quality of life and be stronger too, it’s all worth it. I started UnAthlete to help motivate others to get out, be active and change their lifestyle. So many people are going through tough times right now. A kind word of encouragement is all it takes sometimes to lift someone’s spirits. UnAthlete has 14 runners in this year’s Wounded Warrior Half Marathon on June 10th in Irving Texas! Stay tuned and I’ll keep you posted on my journey and the development of UnAthlete. #thyroiddisease #thyroidawareness #thyroidectomy #thyroidcancer #papillarythyroidcancer #thycawarrior #cancersurvivor #canceranniversary #hashimotos #getyourneckchecked #getchecked #unathlete #helpothers #getmoving #changeyourlife #futureironman #thyroid #thyroidcancerisapainintheneck #funnytshirt #cancershirt #weightlossjourney #fitnessjourney #ketoathlete #ketotransformation #keto #glutenfree #lifestyleblogger #lifestylechange A post shared by UnAthlete (@unathlete_com) on May 21, 2018 at 6:24pm PDT