This morning I am angry and tired of suffering [View all]
When 5 yrs old I lived near Hanford Washington and was exposed to radiation. My government finally at the age of 60 told me. No wonder I had problems with the thyroid in my life. Finally cancer of the thyroid made me loose half of my thyroid. Life has been a living hell ever since. I have days where their is no energy to even do minor things. Yes I do take thyroid and it doesn't not always help...I have many days where I can't get normal things done because of fatigue. I try to explain to people it does NOT feel like a normal tiredness from work and they don't understand as normal tiredness from work is the only criteria from which they have to judge. I have talked to another health worker that has a daughter with the same thyroid problem and she also can sleep 8hr and wake up fatigued to the point that the energy is not there to do normal everyday things and complains of tiredness even after a full nights sleep.what really pisses me off is that the doctor United Health Care assigned me thought that I was a whiner. I have never been known as a whiner and I am getting damn sick and tired of being thought of in that way. How many radiated people do doctors see? Damn few and I think radiation is not a thing that is studied by most doctors Many people who have worked at Hanford Washington in cleaning up the site have come down with some nasty physical problems. Oh yes I have a few "normal" days as far as my energy goes but they are not the predominate days in my life. There a few moments in my life where I considered taking my life I am so tormented by exhaustion. Then to be called a whiner makes me angry. Walk a mile in my shoes before you judge me
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