09/26/2026
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month 🩷🩵💜
This month will always mean a little more to me.
In 2017, when baby Steele was only 6 months old, I heard the words no one ever expects to hear: “You have cancer.”
I was a new mom with this precious little baby depending on me, and suddenly I was facing thyroid cancer. It was scary. It was overwhelming. And it was a much tougher journey than I ever could have imagined.
There were appointments, surgery, treatments, bloodwork, medications, uncertainty, and so many emotions behind the scenes. All while still being Mom—loving on my baby, taking care of him, and trying to keep life feeling as normal as possible.
Looking back almost 10 years later, it sometimes feels like another lifetime. That little 6-month-old baby is now 10 years old. 🥹 And when I look at him—and at the beautiful life and family that came after that chapter—I’m reminded just how much can change after one of the scariest seasons of your life.
Thyroid cancer taught me not to take my health, my family, or the ordinary days for granted. It also taught me that you never truly know what someone may be carrying behind the scenes.
So during Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, I share my story for the person who may be newly diagnosed, waiting on test results, going through treatment, or wondering what life looks like on the other side.
There is so much life on the other side. 🩷
Here’s to awareness, early detection, continued research, and every person who has walked—or is currently walking—this road. 🩵💜🩷
