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The Graves' Disease and Thyroid Foundation depends on volunteers to to achieve our mission! Volunteers can:

  • Serve as facilitators on our forum, an online support network for patients, friends, and family members.
  • Become "advocates", providing one-on-one assistance in a particular area of expertise (i.e. Graves' and children, Graves' and men, thyroid disease and pregnancy, etc.)
  • Provide leadership for a local support group 
  • Organize a local fundraising event
  • Ensure that local doctors' offices are stocked with information about Graves' Disease and other thyroid-related disorders.

Are you interested in learning more?  Contact us at 877-643-3123 or at info@ngdf.org

Recent News

Recent Forum Posts

  • Newly diagnosed - help!

    May 20, 2013, 12:13 p.m.

    Hi Leafy, Welcome fo the forum! My first bout of GD was diagnosed when I was 8 months postpartum. I was...

  • Diagnosed @ 49 y/o

    May 20, 2013, 10:16 a.m.

    @Boomer – Thanks for sharing your story…and your sense of humor…with us! You might ask your...

  • Methimazole stopped working

    May 20, 2013, 10:09 a.m.

    @Wendyh - This is the Facebook group that Shirley mentioned: (Note on links: if you click directly on the...

  • Newly diagnosed - help!

    May 20, 2013, 10 a.m.

    I'm going to let the more experienced and therefore more knowledgable folks answer your questions as I am...

  • Diagnosed @ 49 y/o

    May 20, 2013, 9:55 a.m.

    Oh my, sorry about your mis-hap…… but add another to your list of people who have “been...

  • new labs after CT with contrast

    May 20, 2013, 9:54 a.m.

    Hello – I’m so sorry you are dealing with this, but I agree with those who said the vacation will hopefully...

  • Meds: once a day?

    May 20, 2013, 9:49 a.m.

    When I was on higher doses of Methimazole, I split the dose up into 2 or 3 times per day. Now I just take it...

  • Newly diagnosed - help!

    May 20, 2013, 9:36 a.m.

    Hello and welcome! I’ve not heard any issues from patients who had fertility problems because of taking...

  • Another "what do you do?" question

    May 20, 2013, 9:35 a.m.

    Kimberly Hello - My labs are always fasting, and I have been told not to take meds prior to the...

  • Leg swelling

    May 20, 2013, 9:32 a.m.

    @Donna – Here are a couple of the more well-publicized studies on the connection between RAI and thyroid eye...

  • Another "what do you do?" question

    May 20, 2013, 9:29 a.m.

    Hello - My labs are always fasting, and I have been told not to take meds prior to the test…but as you...

  • Methimazole stopped working

    May 20, 2013, 8:34 a.m.

    To ricatca-I am glad wendy wrote, for it is supportive to be able to “talk” with a parent of...

  • Methimazole stopped working

    May 20, 2013, 2:04 a.m.

    Hello I am going through the same thing with my 3 year old daughter. The endo has now put her on 30mg of...

  • Diagnosed @ 49 y/o

    May 19, 2013, 9:35 p.m.

    Well now go ON with your badass self Shirley. Thanks so much for the kind an welcoming words. Feeling so out...

  • Wish me luck-surgery Friday!

    May 19, 2013, 9:26 p.m.

    Thank you Deb. I'm doing good and I think I am very impressed with this new doctor. She called me tonight at...

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