Dear Visitors,

After 22 years of helping thyroid patients and educating the public and the media about thyroid problems, the Thyroid Foundation of America will be closing our operations on March 31, 2008. In anticipation of our closing down, effective immediately we are no longer able to provide telephone assistance on our toll free telephone line or respond to e-mails. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

If you are seeking assistance, we suggest that you contact any of the following organizations by visiting their websites. If you do not have internet access, ask a friend to help you or visit your nearest library. The following websites can help you can locate a thyroid specialist, find the answer to many thyroid questions, locate a support group, get regular e-mail reports for free, and much more.

• American Thyroid Association (a thyroid physician organization with a Patient and Public Education Division called Friends of the ATA) at www.thyroid.org
• National Graves’ Foundation at www.ngdf.org
• The Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association at www.thyca.org
• The Light of Life Foundation at www.checkyourneck.com
• The Endocrine Society’s Hormone Foundation at www.hormone.org
• The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists at www.aace.com

Click on the links: “Alliance of Patient Groups” or “Internet Resources” (on the left) for more information about these and other organizations which may be helpful to you. We are sorry that we cannot be of assistance to you at this time.

Sincerely,

The Thyroid Foundation of America Staff