How two women overcame rare thyroid disease: 'I thought it was stress then I learned I had hypothyroidism'

Jonah Amimo,who is living with Hypothyroidism,a condition in which thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones. She is with Dr Rosslyn Ngugi during the Launch of ThyroAfrica Agenda on April 12,2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

When 29-year-old Joan Amimo got a new job in Nanyuki, she had to relocate from Nairobi. After some time in her new workplace, Amimo started experiencing extreme fatigue, memory lapses and brain fog.

“I had extreme mood swings and was avoiding people since I was getting irritated quite often. I would also struggle to wake up and go to work and would call in to report late on several occasions.”