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July 2010

RELEASE UPON RECEIPT July 14, 2010

For more information, contact:     Blair K. Sartory, Communications Specialist Hospital/Community Relations 618-257-5932

GRAVES’ SUPPORT GROUP
TO MEET AT MEMORIAL

          (Belleville, Illinois) A support group for people and their families affected by Graves’ Disease will meet on Thursday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Hospital’s auditorium.  The program will be a time of sharing and support for Graves’ patients and their families.

          The leading cause of hyperthyroidism, Graves’ Disease, represents a basic defect in the autoimmune system, causing production of antibodies which stimulate and attack the thyroid gland.  This causes gland growth and overproduction of the thyroid hormone.  Similar antibodies also may attack the tissues in the eye muscles and in the skin on the front of the lower leg.

          Part of the national network of support groups affiliated with the Graves’ Disease Foundation, the support group sponsored by Memorial will provide information and peer support.

          To register for the support group, call Memorial’s Community Relations Department at 618-257-5649.  For more information, e-mail: belleville_gdf@hotmail.com.

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