Famous Throid Patients

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>Famous Thyroid Patients

>President Bush, and First Lady Barbara Bush were both sufferers of

>hyperthyroidism. The unusual occurrence of thyroid disease in the First

>Couple prompted an investigation into the water supply at the

>vice-presidential mansion. Even their dog Millie was diagnosed with thyroid

>problems! No cause was ever found, and it was apparently just a statistical

>anomaly.

>Rod - Rock/Pop Star, singer, writer and producer. During an annual

>physical doctors discovered a nodule in his thyroid. Surgery on May 12,

>2000 removed the nodule, and it was found not to be malignant.

>Tipper Gore - Wife of Vice President Al Gore. Became the third resident of

>the Blair House (the vice-president's residence) to suffer from thyroid

>problems. Tipper's recent surgery to have her thyroid gland removed because

>of a nodule has raised awareness of the thyroid in general and thyroid

>nodules in particular.

>Gail Devers - Olympic Gold Medal Winner. Her courageous battle to overcome

>thyroid disease is portrayed in " Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story " ,

>an original movie of her battle to overcome thyroid disease and win an

>Olympic Gold Medal. This movie was made by Showtime, and runs occasionally

>on television.

>Faith Ford - plays Corky on " Brown " . She was diagnosed with

>hyperthyroid after suffering an episode of heart palpitations and

>breathlessness on the set. She experienced a classic symptom of Grave's

>disease, and told Ladie's Home Journal, " I felt like I had sand in my

>eyes. " She also lost a considerable amount of weight and two dress sizes,

>but like so many mistaken women, she felt this was not a problem.

>Muhammed Ali - " Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee " is this World

>Champion heavy weight boxer's motto. It could just as easily be the

>thyroid's motto as well, as any sufferer of thyroid disease can attest.

>Muhammed Ali lost a championship fight after being mistreated for thyroid

>disease.

>Carl - Olympic Gold Medal Winner. Five months before the 1996

>Olympics, Carl was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. He was successfully

>treated and able to compete.

>Ben Crenshaw - World class golfer.

>Pat Bradley - Top player in the Ladies Professional Golfers Association.

>Patty Berg - Winner of the first Women's National Open Golf Tournament in

>1946 and member of the LPGA Hall of fame.

>Joe Piscopo - Actor, producer, writer, singer, and comedian.

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