Health Unfiltered
Health Unfiltered is a podcast by Fullerton Health that brings you real stories of courage, early detection, and second chances. Each episode features people who chose to pause, check in, and take charge of their health, discovering how one decision can change everything.
Hosted by Veronica Chiu, the series reminds us that behind every diagnosis is a voice, a family, and a future. Because the best time to act is before it’s too late.
Health Unfiltered
Our Thyroid Conditions Taught Us to Listen Closer (ft. Gerlaine Lee)
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When Gerlaine Lee became a new mum, fatigue didn’t seem unusual. Weight gain? That was just part and parcel of pregnancy — or so she thought.
In this episode of Health Unfiltered, Gerlaine shares how these subtleties were easy to explain away, assuming they were attributed simply to the season of life she was in. She later found out she has hypothyroidism.
Host Veronica Chiu also opens up about her own journey with hyperthyroidism. For her, delaying her health checks meant discovering her condition only after symptoms like hand tremors and heart palpitations had become severe.
Despite having opposite thyroid conditions, both women describe the same reality: the symptoms were there all along, but they were incredibly easy to dismiss.
Watch the episode: Health Unfiltered - Episode 9
