Graves Disease
A Personal Story
By Leann Richards
Copyright 2010 Leann Richards
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Introduction
This booklet describes my experience with Graves disease interspersed with tips to help fellow sufferers. My journey began several years ago when I suffered a thyroid storm.
A Thyroid Storm.
Sunrise seemed to take an eternity; I lay on the lounge sweating, although it was not hot. The combination of lack of sleep and extreme lassitude had made my mind fuzzy and erratic. I was exhausted, yet could not sleep more than 5 hours a night. I would regularly wake at 5am, drag my poor tired and heavy limbs to work and pray to survive another day of uncharacteristic mistakes and clumsiness.