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Giving Tuesday!

Dec. 1, 2020

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now in the books...but did you know that the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving is designated as GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to celebrating generosity? If you plan to participate, please consider a contribution to help fund the GDATF's education and support programs!

Giving Tuesday!
Dec. 1, 2020
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now in the books...but did you know that the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving is designated as GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to celebrating generosity? If you plan to participate, please consider a contribution to help fund the GDATF's education and support programs!
New Webinar Available: "Dealing with Thyroid Eye Disease: Patient and Physician Perspectives"
Nov. 3, 2020
If you missed Saturday's webinar on Thyroid Eye Disease, the program is now available on our YouTube channel! Huge thanks to Dr. Don Kikkawa, Dr. Kyle Godfrey, Dr. Suzanne Freitag, Dr. Bradford Lee, and to our special guest Carl for sharing his personal experience with TED.

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COVID-19 Resources (Updated April 24)
April 24, 2020
Visit us on YouTube to view our new webinar: Graves' Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease and COVID-19 featuring Dr. Terry Smith and Dr. Don Kikkawa. (Approx. running time is 60 minutes).

Stuck at home? Connect with your fellow patients online! We have several formats available for online support, including oneGRAVESvoice (a collaboration between the GDATF, Horizon Therapeutics, and rareLife solutions), the GDATF's online support forum, and our closed Facebook group (click Join/Visit in the ...

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Recent News
- Tweet Chat on Monday, Nov. 16th!
  Nov. 16, 2020, 9:54 a.m.
- New Webinar Available: "Dealing with Thyroid Eye Disease: Patient and Physician Perspectives"
  Nov. 3, 2020, 3:04 p.m.
- Please Join us on 10/31 for a TED Webinar!
  Oct. 31, 2020, 6:55 p.m.
- GDATF Statement on the Passing of Dr. Noel R. Rose
  Aug. 6, 2020, 6:36 p.m.
- "Ask the Docs" Webinar
  July 16, 2020, 7:35 a.m.

Recent Forum Posts

Facebook Livestream Event on Thurs. Dec. 10th at 8:00p EST

Dec. 1, 2020, 2:53 p.m.

The GDATF, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), and the American Thyroid Association (ATA)...
High TSH, TSI & TPO-- just trying to understand how these work together

Nov. 30, 2020, 6:18 p.m.

Hello - TSI and TRAb are the two antibody tests that are specific to Graves’ disease. The TSI test is...
High TSH, TSI & TPO-- just trying to understand how these work together

Nov. 29, 2020, 11:06 a.m.

Hey! I have a history with Graves Disease, which has mostly been a non-issue (no meds, etc) for the last 10...
(Update) CDC Webinar on COVID-19 and Autoimmunity

Nov. 25, 2020, 5:06 p.m.

The info above was from a general CDC briefing. The video in the link below is specific to Graves'. We are...
(Update) CDC Webinar on COVID-19 and Autoimmunity

Nov. 23, 2020, 1:19 a.m.

Sorry to ask because I didn't understand much,how much COVID-19 can affect us?Sorry again for asking but I...
Two New Events - ATA Virtual Patient Forum (11/14) and ATA/AAES Tweet Chat (11/16)

Nov. 17, 2020, 6:18 p.m.

If you missed last night's Tweet Chat, you can still catch up on the conversation by logging in to Twitter...
Two New Events - ATA Virtual Patient Forum (11/14) and ATA/AAES Tweet Chat (11/16)

Nov. 16, 2020, 8:43 a.m.

We got great feedback on Saturday's virtual patient forum with the ATA Alliance for Patient education!...
Two New Events - ATA Virtual Patient Forum (11/14) and ATA/AAES Tweet Chat (11/16)

Nov. 12, 2020, 5:49 p.m.

We have two great events coming up - hope you can make it! On Saturday, Nov. 14th at 12 p.m. EST / 9 a.m. PST...
Covid 19 and Graves

Nov. 3, 2020, 9:59 a.m.

Jumping on a call shortly, but will dig into that piece. We've not heard any ophthalmologists require...
Webinar on Thyroid Eye Disease (Update: Now Available on YouTube!)

Nov. 3, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

If you missed our webinar on Thyroid Eye Disease, the program is now available on our YouTube channel! Huge...
Covid 19 and Graves

Nov. 2, 2020, 4:15 a.m.

Basically this article outlines risks for those who still have their thyroid and cytokine storm with Covid....
How to tell if I also have Hashimoto’s?

Oct. 30, 2020, 12:34 p.m.

Hello - We're fellow patients and aren't allowed to interpret labs, but here is some general info that will...
Elevated TSH Receptor Ab

Oct. 30, 2020, 12:29 p.m.

Hello - My understanding is that TRAb measures both blocking and stimulating antibodies in Graves' disease....
Webinar on Thyroid Eye Disease (Update: Now Available on YouTube!)

Oct. 30, 2020, 12:23 p.m.

There's still time to register for our Thyroid Eye Disease webinar tomorrow (Saturday) at 11a EDT / 8a PDT!...
How to tell if I also have Hashimoto’s?

Oct. 30, 2020, 11:31 a.m.

My wonderful Endo retired and the new one thinks I have Hashimoto’s. I have been in remission from Graves for...

Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday!

New Webinar Available: "Dealing with Thyroid Eye Disease: Patient and Physician Perspectives"

COVID-19 Resources (Updated April 24)

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