Mina Grace Ward
- In 2015, Mina Grace Ward, 60, was diagnosed with Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder.
- In hopes of improving symptoms like hair loss and fatigue, she went sober and changed her diet.
- She's been in remission since 2018, regrowing her hair and no longer having panic attacks.
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When I was 50, I was diagnosed with Graves' disease, a common autoimmune disorder that causes an overactive thyroid.
I was a textbook case. I experienced the main symptoms — rapid weight loss, high blood pressure, hair loss, fatigue, inflammation, anxiety, depression — all at the same time. I lost 15 pounds in two weeks and was completely debilitated. I couldn't get out of bed.
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