Last night I went to bed totally baffled and saddened. I had paused my manuscript editing process in a quest for more information concerning hypothyroidism (which manifests many of the same symptoms as the imbalance of the sex hormones) and thyroid blood testing.
I recently read two entire texts on the thyroid, started a third, and reviewed information concerning thyroid hormone blood spot testing. I then met with a very seasoned medical technologist, employed by a major nationally respected laboratory. The employee pulled out two huge handbooks, and with a sophisticated laboratory vernacular, shot holes in the information I had gathered on thyroid blood spot testing.
So just what is the truth?
This morning I decided to finish reading the third text on the thyroid. I had gotten to p. 50 when a friend called. I shared with her my frustration and my overwhelming desire to identify correct information before I proceed further with my manuscript editing process. I shared my overriding concern that whatever I put into print, it must be accurate information. We then got into a discussion about the search for truth. Everyone seems to think that their information is the truth, but when you line all the “truths”up, there is disagreement in the theories.
My friend pointed out to me, “You are a server, Rosie, but that doesn’t mean you have to have all the answers. You don’t have to know everything. You have enough information to get started. You are creating awareness and everyone must search things out for themselves.” My friend mirrored to me exactly what I was feeling…I am realizing the more I learn, the more I need to learn.
When I hung up the phone I felt such relief. No, I guess I don’t have to know everything. It’s just that this inquiring mind of mine has an insatiable appetite for understanding. Taking a break, I then went to my computer to check a few emails. Was it by coincidence that I found the following “quote of the day”?
“Everybody has to look at his or her own footprint and do the best they can. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about doing something. If we’re looking for perfection, we’ll never, ever get there.” —Laurie David
I guess for today I will finish the third thyroid book…and then get back to the editing process tomorrow.
