This was originally a response to a rather nasty and unhinged endocrinologist who kept attacking - in public, on social media, and on a patient information site a thyroid advocate that worked closely with Dr. John C Lowe.
Dr. Lowe was always on the side of the patient. His philosophy was something along the lines of- if the patient doesn't get better, then what's the point in treatment?
He worked tirelessly to gather raw data, conduct studies, and bring awareness to other doctors and patients that hypothyroidism is serious - and can be treated. Here's a well done study (annotated) on how our doctors fail us and why current medical thinking is flawed: